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Changes in Body Composition and Nutritional Status in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Conditions
Liver Cirrhosis
Registration Number
NCT02023190
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Brief Summary

Liver transplant is the goal treatment for every patient with end-stage chronic liver disease.

Quality of life improves after transplant because the main complications of end-stage liver disease disappear, but due to immunosuppression other alterations appear such as metabolic alterations, weight gain, among others.

Body composition and nutritional status can be affected do to post-transplant pharmacologic therapy.

Detailed Description

Body composition and nutritional status can be affected due to post-transplant pharmacologic therapy.

This is a prospective cohort study, patients from liver transplant waiting list will be assessed, pre and post-transplant measures of body composition and nutritional status will be obtained.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Liver cirrhosis (any etiology)
  • Enrolled in waiting list for tliver transplant
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • Extremity amputation
  • Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body compositionBaseline, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-tranpslant

Body composition will be assessed through bioelectrical impedance vector analysis graph.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Liver function testsBaseline, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-tranpslant

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

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Mexico City, DF, Mexico

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