Nutritional Assessment Tool in Childhood Chronic Liver Disease

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India100 enrolled

Overview

Study Cohort: All Children (Age: 3 months- 18 years, corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children) with Chronic Liver Disease attending Pediatric Hepatology Out Patient Department/In Patient Department

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Chronic Liver Disease

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 MonthsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children from age of 3 months- 18 years (corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children) 2. Chronic liver disease. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any metabolic or endocrinal diseases independently affecting nutritional status 2. Refusal to give written informed consent to participate in the study

Locations (1)

Institute of liver and Biliary Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reliability of SGNA versus nutritional status as assessed by standard anthropometric measures in children with chronic liver disease.

Nutritional status (well nourished, moderate or severe malnutrition) of a child with chronic liver disease as assessed by standard anthropometric measures (weight, height, mid arm circumference, Body mass index, triceps and subscapular skin fold thickness) will be compared to the results of nutritional assessment score as obtained by applying Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) proforma.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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