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UnknownNCT02023190

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

Changes in Body Composition and Nutritional Status Assessed by Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2019-01-03
Primary completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2022-12-01
First posted
2013-12-30
Last updated
2020-03-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mexico

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02023190. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.