Clinical Trial: QOL and Sarcopenia in Patients With Ascites
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Ascites Hepatic
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes and Changes in Sarcopenia in Patients With Refractory Ascites
Brief Summary:
Clinical data regarding quality of life in patients with refractory ascites is limited and preceded the development of newer questionnaires that may be more robust.One primary objective of this study is to study changes in quality in life in a prospective fashion using newer general and ascites-specific quality of life survey instruments specific to benign and malignant etiologies.Sarcopenia is a condition that is prevalent in cancer and cirrhosis.Current data is retrospective and associative, evaluating…
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