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Branched Chain Amino Acid and Muscle mass in Chronic Liver Disease

Phase 1
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliver
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/05/025459
Lead Sponsor
Indian Council of Medical Research
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis (CTP

7-9) of all etiologies

2. Age: 18-60yrs

3. Hemostatically stable patients with platelet

>80000

4. INR <1.5 or 1.5-2.5 â?? to be corrected with Vitamin K

5. Who give consent for muscle biopsy

6. BMI <23

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of overt hepatic encephalopathy

2. Patients with co-morbidities like acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HCC, Other cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, congestive heart disease, chronic respiratory disease

3. Patients continuing to take alcohol in past 3 months

4. Patients with transjuglar intrahepatic portosystemic shunt [TIPS]

5. Patients on steroids

6. INR >2.5

7. Refusal to participate in the trial

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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