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Will nutitional counselling through telephone reduce death and complications of chronic liver disease?

The effectiveness of telephonic reinforcement of nutritional counselling by physician in reducing mortality and complications of CHILD B and C Chronic Liver Disease. A Randomized Control Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/11/016369
Enrollment
120
Registered
2018-11-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Child B and C Chronic Liver Disease patients Health Condition 2: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliver

Interventions

Intervention1: Telephonic reinforcement of nutritional counselling every 2 weeks: Patients in the interventional arm will receive telephone calls from the investigator , regarding nutritional counsell

Sponsors

No Sponsor
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed patients of CHILD B and C Chronic Liver Disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Age 2)Malignancy 3)COPD, CKD, CAD, Neurological and Musculoskeletal diseases 4) Chronic Infections- HIV , Tuberculosis 5) Patients not willing to give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in mortalityTimepoint: 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of sarcopenia, Reduction of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed, reduction of Hepatorenal Syndrome, reduction of hepatic encephalopathyTimepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTharun Tom Oommen

Governement Medical College, Thiruvanthapuram

drsandeshk@gmail.com9847508006

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026