NCT01645852

A Phase II Study of the Effect of a Low Calorie Diet on Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

A Randomized Phase II Study of the Effect of a Low Calorie Diet on Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of a short-term low calorie diet on patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25 who are undergoing liver surgery.

Conditions

• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Hepatic Steatosis
• Steatohepatitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Optifast 800	Five units of Optifast 800 plus an unlimited volume of calorie-free fluids per day for one week prior to hepatic resection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2012-07-20
• Last updated: 2017-02-08

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States