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Nutritional Prognostic Factors in ALS

NCT03487536 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2018-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background. Several nutritional factors have been evaluated as prognostic factors for survival in ALS patients at earlier stages of the disease \[body mass index (BMI), body composition expressed as fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), phase angle (PhA), low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein (LDL/HDL) ratio, cholesterol levels\], while only two studies have evaluated some of these parameters after PEG placement.

Aim. BMI and cholesterol levels were evaluated as prognostic factors for survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement Moreover, the relationship between body composition and BMI in a subgroup of ALS patients was evaluated.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Nutritional assessment

BMI and cholesterol levels evaluation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bari

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michele Barone · University of Bari

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-02
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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