NCT02023229

Branched Chain Aminoacid Supplementation in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

High-fiber High-fiber Diet and Branched Chain Aminoacids. Impact on Nutritional Status and Complications in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Malnutrition is a frequent complication in patients with liver cirrhosis. Most patients have decreased dietary intake due to ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and pro-inflammatory cytokines. We hypothesized that branched chain aminoacids can improve nutritional status and delay episodes of hepatic encephalopathy

Conditions

• Liver Cirrhosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Branched-chain aminoacids
OTHER	High-fiber high protein diet

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2013-12-30
• Last updated: 2013-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mexico