Published on in Vol 13 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/50325, first published .
Development of Continuous Assessment of Muscle Quality and Frailty in Older Patients Using Multiparametric Combinations of Ultrasound and Blood Biomarkers: Protocol for the ECOFRAIL Study

Development of Continuous Assessment of Muscle Quality and Frailty in Older Patients Using Multiparametric Combinations of Ultrasound and Blood Biomarkers: Protocol for the ECOFRAIL Study

Development of Continuous Assessment of Muscle Quality and Frailty in Older Patients Using Multiparametric Combinations of Ultrasound and Blood Biomarkers: Protocol for the ECOFRAIL Study

Naiara Virto   1 * , MSc ;   Xabier Río   1 * , PhD ;   Garazi Angulo-Garay   1 , MSc ;   Rafael García Molina   2, 3 , PhD ;   Almudena Avendaño Céspedes   2, 3, 4 , MSc ;   Elisa Belen Cortés Zamora   2, 3 , MSc ;   Elena Gómez Jiménez   2 , MSc ;   Ruben Alcantud Córcoles   2, 3 , PhD ;   Leocadio Rodriguez Mañas   3, 5 , PhD ;   Alba Costa-Grille   5 , MSc ;   Ander Matheu   3, 6, 7 , PhD ;   Diego Marcos-Pérez   2 , PhD ;   Uxue Lazcano   6 , MSc ;   Itziar Vergara   6, 7, 8, 9 , PhD ;   Laura Arjona   10 * , PhD ;   Morelva Saeteros   10 , MSc ;   Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña   10 , PhD ;   Aitor Coca   11 * , PhD ;   Pedro Abizanda Soler   2, 3, 12 * , PhD ;   Sergio J Sanabria   7, 10, 13 * , PhD

1 Department of Physical Activity and Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

2 Department of Geriatrics, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain

3 Center for Biomedical Research Network on Fragility and Healthy Aging (CIBERfes), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

4 Facultad de Enfermería de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain

5 Geriatrics Department, University Hospital of Getafe, Getafe, Spain

6 Biodonostia, Health Research Institute, Donostia, Spain

7 IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain

8 Osakidetza, Health Care Department, Research Unit APOSIs, Gipuzkoa, Spain

9 Research Network in Chronicity, Primary Care and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Barakaldo, Spain

10 Deusto Institute of Technology, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

11 Department of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Euneiz University, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

12 Facultad de Medicina de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain

13 Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

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