Clinical Trial: Zinc Supplementation in Cirrhotic Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Zinc Supplementation as Treatment of Dysgeusias in Cirrhotic Patients

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of zinc supplementation in the treatment for dysgeusia, progression disease and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Detailed Summary:

Taste disorders are symptomatologies in patients with cirrhosis, these have a direct effect in modification of food consumption, increasing weight loss, anorexia and malnutrition, which impacts in decompensation rates and mortality.

It has been proposed that zinc deficiency is one of the causes for development of taste disorders. The aim of this study is to describe the presence of taste disorders in patients with cirrhosis and evaluate the effect of zinc supplementation in treatment of taste disorders, and in progression of chronic liver disease.


Sponsor: Fundación Clínica Médica Sur

Current Primary Outcome: Dysgeusia [ Time Frame: Presence of any taste disorder at 6 months ]

Evaluation of presence of any taste disorder, according to questionnaires and evaluation of perception and recognition thresholds with ascending molar concentrations of basic tastes.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Fundación Clínica Médica Sur

Dates:
Date Received: April 29, 2015
Date Started: April 2015
Date Completion: December 2016
Last Updated: June 16, 2015
Last Verified: May 2015