NCT00374582

End Stage Liver Disease and Body Composition Assessment: Utilizing Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Cincinnati · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to see how effective bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) is in determining body composition (the amount of fat versus muscle in the body) and nutritional status in patients with End Stage Liver Disease (ESLD)

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to report the validity of mBIA to determine body composition changes pre and post LVP (Large Volume Paracentesis) * 18 years of age or older * Cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites requiring LVP (a treatment to remove large volumes of excess fluid from the abdominal cavity) * End Stage Liver Disease

Conditions

• End Stage Liver Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Bodystat Quadscan 4000	device determining body composition and nutritional status
DEVICE	bodystat quadscan 400	device determining body composition and nutritional status

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2006-09-11
• Last updated: 2011-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States