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Keep this study
Lead
Safeer Khan
With
University of Lahore
Age
18–55
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Able to provide both written and verbal consent.
2. Clinically diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
3. Diagnosis of pulmonary cachexia according to Cachexia Consensus Conference criteria
You may not be if
1. Patients experiencing acute exacerbations of COPD.
2. Patients with co-morbid chronic diseases that can also cause cachexia, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart failure, chronic renal failure, liver cirrhosis, and rheumatoid arthritis
3. Pregnant women and patients with abnormal liver and/or renal function tests.
4. Patients who have taken n-3 PUFAs, Vitamin D, or any intervention for cachexia in the past four weeks.
5. Patients on oral or parenteral corticosteroids for more than four weeks.
6. Patients with a history of allergies to fish-derived products, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), or Vitamin D.
7. Patients with a metabolic disorder that can lead to changes in body composition.
Clareo Health | Therapeutic Efficacy of Nutritional Supplementation in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Pulmonary Disease
