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QOL and Sarcopenia in Patients With Ascites

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllAbramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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 heterogeneous patient populations at different stages within the timeline of refractory ascites. The other primary objective of this study is to study sarcopenia in a prospective fashion and to understand its kinetics once a patient develops refractory ascites. Prospectively-obtained measures of deterioration in patient-reported outcomes and in muscle mass will form the basis for th

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age \>/=18 2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score \< 3 3. Refractory ascites due to cirrhosis or malignancy, requiring more than 1 therapeutic paracentesis in a 6 week period within 3 months of enrollment. 4. Capable of giving informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Life expectancy less than 3 months 2. Unable to participate in neuropsychological tests/questionnaires 3. Pregnant or nursing women. .
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What it tests

  • Quality of Life surveys
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Where

1 site
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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