Study of the Causes of the Breakdown of Muscle Fibers in Hospitalized Patients

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT01022450

Collaborator

(none)

2,500

Enrollment

Location

Study Details

Analyze the various causes of breakdown of muscle fibers in hospitalized patients.
Analyze the characteristics of these patients in Taiwan (including the drugs history, risk factors and the incidence of complications).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Rhabdomyolysis Myopathy Acute Renal Failure Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Find the causes of breakdown of muscle fibers in hospitalized patients through medical record review.

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

2500 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Retrospective

Official Title:

Rhabdomyolysis - A Retrospective Study in Hospitalized Patients

Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2009

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2010

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Patients who admitted to The National Taiwan University Hospital during 2003/1/1~2008/12/31 with the following discharge diagnosis: myoglobinuria, rhabdomyolysis, myopathy, toxic myopathy, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, polymyositis, myalgia and had acute neuromuscular illness presentations and serum creatinine kinase (CK) more than 5 times the upper limit of normal (male > 900 IU/L; female > 835 IU/L).