UMIN ID: UMIN000010550
Registered date:20/04/2013
Effect of a late evening snack of amazake in patients with liver cirrhosis
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
|---|---|
| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Liver cirrhosis |
| Date of first enrollment | 2009/12/01 |
| Target sample size | 20 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | Each patient used a measuring cup and drank 150 mL of amazake (equivalent to 200 kcal) at bedtime, every night for 12 weeks. The study period comprised 12 weeks with evaluations at baseline (visit 1), 4 weeks (visit 2), 8 weeks (visit 3) and 12 weeks (visit 4). |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Quality of life (QOL) |
|---|---|
| Secondary Outcome |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 20years-old |
|---|---|
| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | 1. Diabetes mellitus on medication for anti-diabetic drugs 2. Ongoing, self motivated consumption of late evening snacks 3. Hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 4. Renal failure 5. Ongoing interferon therapy |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Yumiko Nagao |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Yumiko Nagao |
| Address | Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 0942-35-3311 |
| nagao@med.kurume-u.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | Kurume University School of Medicine Department of Digestive Disease Information & Research |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Yumiko Nagao |
| Address | Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 0942-35-3311 |
| nagao@med.kurume-u.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | Kurume University School of Medicine Department of Digestive Disease Information & Research |