Publications by authors named "Michelle Carvalho de Oliveira D'Alessandro"
SHORT-TERM EFFECT OF WHEY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WAITING FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: A DOUBLE BLINDED RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.
Michelle Carvalho de Oliveira D'Alessandro Amanda Dias Gomes Jéssica França Morais Yani Glaúcia Gomide Mizubuti Thales Antônio da Silva
Arq Bras Cir Dig
October 2021
Background: Chronic liver disease is associated with malnutrition that negatively impacts a patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Aim: To evaluate the short-term effect of whey protein supplementation on the HRQoL and nutritional and functional status of patients waiting for liver transplantation.
Methods: This was a double-blind randomized clinical trial with patients waiting for liver transplantation who were randomized into two groups: WP (whey protein supplementation) and the control (casein supplementation).