Nutritional Assessment Tool in Childhood Chronic Liver Disease

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Liver Disease

• Registration Number: NCT02802761
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

Brief Summary

Study Cohort:

All Children (Age: 3 months- 18 years, corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children) with Chronic Liver Disease attending Pediatric Hepatology Out Patient Department/In Patient Department

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-16
• Primary Completion: 2017-10-31
• Study Completion: 2017-10-31
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2018-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children from age of 3 months- 18 years (corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children)
2. Chronic liver disease.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any metabolic or endocrinal diseases independently affecting nutritional status
2. Refusal to give written informed consent to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reliability of SGNA versus nutritional status as assessed by standard anthropometric measures in children with chronic liver disease.	2 years	Nutritional status (well nourished, moderate or severe malnutrition) of a child with chronic liver disease as assessed by standard anthropometric measures (weight, height, mid arm circumference, Body mass index, triceps and subscapular skin fold thickness) will be compared to the results of nutritional assessment score as obtained by applying Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) proforma.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of liver and Biliary Sciences; 🇮🇳 New Delhi, Delhi, India