Ultrasonography for Nutritional Assesment in Cirrhotic Patients

Nutrition Assessment Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Ultrasonography of Rectus Femoris and Anterior Tibialis Muscles for Nutritional Assesment in Cirrhotic Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04099875
• Other study ID #: US in cirrhosis
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: National Liver Institute, Egypt
• Contact: Amany A. Zayd, MBBCH
• Phone: 01014514573
• Email: amany_zayd[@]yahoo.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Ultrasonography of Rectus Femoris and Anterior Tibialis muscles for nutritional assesment in cirrhotic patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Description:

in the study, the investigator will use ultrasound to assess the nutritional state of cirrhotic patients after major abdominal surgery,The investigator aim to assess reliability of ultrasound as a bedside,non invasive tool,The investigator will enroll 72 patients for or study which is an observational study

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• hepatic patients classified as child A, B undergoing major abdominal surgery (liver resection,whipple,Splenectomy,colectomy, Common Bile Duct exploration,By pass surgery)

• 18-60 yrs old

• no past history of nutritional problems,chronic use of drugs,patients with no orthopedic issues such as skeletal fractures or immobilization

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal of the patient to share in the study, relevant comorbidities (renal, heart disease or COPD)

• previous immune abnormalities including treatment with corticosteroids

• neuromuscular diseases

• laparoscopic surgery

• patients on parenteral nutrition

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nutrition Assessment

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• ultrasound
Ultrasound is a type of imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the body.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	National Liver Institute	Shibin Al Kawm	Menoufia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Liver Institute, Egypt

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measurement of the diameters of the Rectus Femoris and Anterior Tibialis muscles using the ultrasound in cm and the change of these diameters over the postoperative period till the 7th day to assess nutrition status in cirrhotic patients	observational prospective study	perioperative days 1,3,5,7