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CompletedNCT03458845

Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Undernutrition in Patients With Cirrhosis and Abdominal Hernia

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
140 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The study evaluates whether sarcopenia influences the prevalence of abdominal hernias in patients with cirrhosis.

Detailed description

Sarcopenia is a common condition in patients with cirrhosis, with a prevalence of around 50%. It is unknown if the presence of sarcopenia may influence the prevalence of abdominal hernias in this group of patients. Clinical, nutritional and radiological evaluation will be performed in two groups of cirrhotic patients to evaluate this hypothesis.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTComputed Tomography ScanThe results of the CT scan and the hand-grip test will be used for diagnosis of sarcopenia. The Royal Free Hospital-Global Assessment (RFH-GA) results will classify the nutritional status of the patient.

Timeline

Start date
2018-05-30
Primary completion
2021-01-15
Completion
2021-04-20
First posted
2018-03-08
Last updated
2021-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03458845. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.