Cachexia, Liver Cirrhosis, Malnutrition
Conditions
Brief summary
Nutritional status in patients with cirrhosis has been shown to have a direct influence on the prognosis of these patients, it is related to higher mortality and it has been linked to the developement and perpetuation of certain complications such as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Despite the importance of nutritional status in this patients, most of the methods for its assessment are still not completely reliable or not easily accessible; therefore, evaluating nutritional status in the daily clinical practice is still a complex task.
Interventions
Evaluation of nutritional status with Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis, hand-grip strength and computed-tomography scan
Sponsors
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of cirrhosis * No restriction of etiology * 18-75 years * Child-Pugh stage A/B/C * Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy * Extremity amputation * Malignancy different from hepatocellular carcinoma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional status | Evaluation at time of recruitment | Characterization of nutritional status by three methods of nutritional assessment * Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis * CT scan * Handgrip strength |
Countries
Mexico
Contacts
Primary ContactAldo Torre, MD, MSc
Outcome results
None listed