NCT04145427

Impact of a LCD on Metabolic Inflexibility and Cardiovascular Risk in Liver Transplant Patients

Impact of a Low Carbohydrate Diet (LCD) on Metabolic Inflexibility and Cardiovascular Risk in Liver Transplant (LT) Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is looking to see how a 6-month low carbohydrate diet can affect the body's ability to use energy in addition to the affects it has on the heart and blood vessel health.

Detailed description

Weight gain often occurs following a liver transplant. This weight gain is problematic as it leads to many other health problems. The reasons of this weight gain are still poorly understood. To better understand weight gain, this study is looking to see how a 6-month low carbohydrate diet can affect the body's ability to use energy in addition to the affects it has on heart and blood vessel health. This study will help researchers to better understand weight gain after a transplant. This knowledge will help doctors prevent weight gain after a liver transplant and therefore improve the health of liver transplant patients.

Conditions

• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Control	Initial Weight Loss consultation 1.5 hour session on how to do implement healthy diet and then have a 2-week follow-up class. Information on how to maintain a healthy combination protein, fat and vegetables daily will be provided provided. 4 lifestyle coaching sessions Monthly visits for behavioral and dietary coaching as well as medication management.
BEHAVIORAL	LCD	Initial Weight Loss consultation 1.5 hour session on how to do implement healthy diet and then have a 2-week follow-up class. Information on how to maintain a LCD will be provided provided. 4 lifestyle coaching sessions Monthly visits for behavioral and dietary coaching as well as medication management.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-27
• Primary completion: 2023-09-15
• Completion: 2023-09-15
• First posted: 2019-10-30
• Last updated: 2024-08-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States