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Effects of Whey Protein Consumption by Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation

NCT02901119 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Malnutrition is prevalent among chronic liver disease patients. Inadequate ingestion and/or metabolic alterations modify the body composition and biological functions. The purpose of this study is to determine whether whey protein comsumption, due to amino acid profile, digestibility and bioactive compounds may be beneficial for patients waiting for liver transplantation

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Whey protein

Patients, maintaining their regular usual diet, are submitted to a protein supplementation, during 15 days. They recieve 20g packages of whey protein or casein, to take twice a day: 20g in the morning and 20g at night.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Minas Gerais

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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