Methods for Nutritional Assessment in Cirrhosis

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran180 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Liver Cirrhosis Cachexia Malnutrition

Interventions

Bioelectrical impedance vector analysisOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán"

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Nutritional status

Characterization of nutritional status by three methods of nutritional assessment * Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis * CT scan * Handgrip strength

Time frame: Evaluation at time of recruitment