A Phase II Study of the Effect of a Low Calorie Diet on Patients Undergoing Liver Resection
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Gastrointestinal, Hepatitis |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology, Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/20/2016 |
| Start Date: | June 2012 |
| End Date: | December 2016 |
| Contact: | Richard J. Barth, MD |
| Email: | Richard.J.Barth@Hitchcock.org |
| Phone: | 603-650-9479 |
A Randomized Phase II Study of the Effect of a Low Calorie Diet on Patients Undergoing Liver Resection
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of a short-term low calorie diet on
patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25 who are undergoing liver surgery.
patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25 who are undergoing liver surgery.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or greater
- Clinical indication for a therapeutic liver resection
- BMI of 25 kg/m2 or greater
- Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to comply with the pre-op diet
- Patients who have lost 5% or more of their usual body weight over the preceding one
month
- Female patients of childbearing age who have a positive pregnancy test
We found this trial at
3
sites
Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
Principal Investigator: Giles Whalen, MD
Phone: 508-856-2023
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1 Medical Center Dr
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
(603) 650-5000
Principal Investigator: Richard J. Barth, MD
Phone: 603-650-6380
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