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Mediterranean Diet Post-liver Transplantation
Recruiting
Effects of a Structured, Modified Mediterranean Dietary Intervention After Liver Transplantation
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria * Adult patients ≥ 18 years of age undergoing primary liver transplant * Ascites-adjusted BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 * Acceptable graft function (total bilirubin level \< 5 mg/dL and doppler ultrasound with patent hepatic artery, hepatic veins and portal veins) Exclusion Criteria * Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that did not fulfill Milan criteria as per explant histology * Untreated post-transplant vascular complications or biliary strictures * Multi-organ transplantation * Urine protein excretion ≥2.0 g/day * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c \> 10%) * Associated medical conditions incompatible with safe participation in a nutritional intervention study, including digestive diseases with fat intolerance, neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disorders * Active eating disorder (e.g. bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa) * History of bariatric surgery * Pregnancy or planning on pregnancy in the next year
About the study
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of a structured Mediterranean dietary program on prevention of weight gain, promotion of heart health and prevention of fatty liver disease after liver transplantation.
What is being tested
- Dietary Intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Participants: 80 · Started: Jan 19, 2021
Contact the study team
- Mohammad Qasim Khan, M.B.B.S. · Phone: 507-284-3917
- Kymberly Watt, MD · Phone: 507-266-1586
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04672863
Locations in the U.S.
| Minnesota | Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.