Tokyo, Aug. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062415) titled 'Study of muscle, fat, handgrip strength, and health outcomes in patients with cirrhosis' on Aug. 1.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Iwate Medical University School of Medicine
Condition:
Condition - Cirrhosis
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to clarify the sex-specific impact of body composition and handgrip strength on prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis. Specifically, visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue, handgrip strength, and skeletal muscle mass will be analyzed as continuous...