utritional Intervention before liver transpantation (LTx)
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Z75.67
- Registration Number
- DRKS00023353
- Lead Sponsor
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IIKlinikum der Universität München
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 125
Inclusion Criteria
listed to liver transplantation on the basis of liver cirrhosis / oral or enteral nutrition / adults / the written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Intolerance to oral supplements / only parenteral nutrition possible / patients with a pacemaker (KI for BIA measurement) / minor patients / people who are temporarily or permanently unable to give their consent / pregnant patients / patients requiring intensive care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Increase in the phase angle in the bioelectrical impedance measurement (BIA measurement) by 20% after 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Increase in hand strength - Improvement of the 6 min walking test - Biochemical parameters (albumin, total protein) - Less frequent hospital stays during the waiting period and shorter hospitilation during transplantation - Improvement in quality of life and nutritional status (PG-SGA score) - Measurement of the skeletal muscle index in the context of radiological tomography to assess sarcopenia over the course - lower mortality<br>