Effect of Dietary and Life Style Modification on Post Liver Transplant Obesity

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post Liver Transplantation Weight Gain, Post Liver Transplantation Obesity, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

In brief

This study is to assess value of providing classes about dietary and life style modifications to decrease or prevent weight gain, less occurrence or better control of weight gain associated disorders such as high blood sugar, hypertension, heart or brain vessels problems.Candidates for this study will be those who have got liver transplant within 6 months of their post transplant period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00878592

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

Starts

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult liver transplant recipients
• Those who have undergone one liver transplantation during 3 months before the time of inclusion.
• Ability to communicate in English (to be able to independently follow directives and record their activities in recall diaries).

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under 18 years old
• refusal to give a written consent to participate in the study
• Those who received liver graft more than 3 months before time of inclusion
• Significant cardiovascular or musculoskeletal health problems interfering with basic physical activity
• Any manifestations of hepatic failure such as ascites and hepatic encephalopathy
• Patients will be removed from the study if they develop intolerance to the dietary and physical recommendations (e.g. remarkable fatigue).

Where it is running

• Center for Liver Diseases, UPMC. — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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