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Lean Mass Evaluation of Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites With the Use DXA

NCT02421848 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2015-04-21

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Summary

Malnutrition due to liver disease is common, however, their detection is difficult. The parameters used for nutritional assessment in clinical practice have limited use in this patient population.

From this perspective, this study proposes to develop predictive equations for body composition for electrical bioimpedance (BIA) in cirrhotic patients. Besides being a fast and risk free, the BIA offers the additional advantage of low cost compared to other methods that assess body composition (BC).

Will be selected patients male with liver cirrhosis (n = 112) of the Liver Transplant Clinic of the Hospital of the Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo.

This pioneering study is of great clinical importance because malnutrition is a relevant factor in the prognosis of liver disease and there is not efficient method in clinical practice to properly assess the body composition in this population.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2014-12-31

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