Nutritional Assessment Tool in Childhood Chronic Liver Disease
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Reliability of SGNA versus nutritional status as assessed by standard anthropometric measures in children with chronic liver disease.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
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
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children from age of 3 months- 18 years (corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children)
- •Chronic liver disease.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any metabolic or endocrinal diseases independently affecting nutritional status
- •Refusal to give written informed consent to participate in the study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Reliability of SGNA versus nutritional status as assessed by standard anthropometric measures in children with chronic liver disease.
Time Frame: 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.