Nutritional Assessment Tool in Childhood Chronic Liver Disease

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

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Liver Disease

Age range

3 month–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Institute of liver and Biliary Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110070, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Children from age of 3 months- 18 years (corrected age upto 2 years for preterm children)
Chronic liver disease.

Exclusion criteria

Any metabolic or endocrinal diseases independently affecting nutritional status
Refusal to give written informed consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

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

Time frame: 2 years

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jun 16, 2016
Registry last updated: Dec 6, 2018

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