Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz
Patients over 18 years of age who are admitted to the hospital and whose main diagnosis and reason for staying is COVID-19 pneumonia will be included. The prevalence of sarcopenia in hospitalized patients is 15-20%. Assuming an alpha risk of 0.05 and a beta risk of 0.2 in a unilateral contrast, 64 subjects are required to detect a difference equal to or greater than 20% loss of muscle mass. A loss to follow-up rate of 0% has been estimated.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Over 18 years old, men or women.
Main diagnosis is pneumonia due to COVID-19
Subjects who, after having received information about the design, the purposes of the project, the possible risks that may arise from it and who at any time may deny their collaboration, verbally grant their consent to participate in the study.
You may not be if
Refusal of the patient to participate in the study.
Present a malignant neoplasm in active phase except spino- or basal cell Ca in local stage
