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

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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.


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
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Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
Principal Investigator: Giles Whalen, MD
Phone: 508-856-2023
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111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, Vermont 05401
(802) 847-0000
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1 Medical Center Dr
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
 (603) 650-5000
Principal Investigator: Richard J. Barth, MD
Phone: 603-650-6380
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