Nutrition, physical function and muscle mass in advanced liver disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1138374

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Muscle wasting is associated with increased risk of death in patients with liver disease. Many factors contribute to this muscle wasting, but our group’s recent finding that testosterone therapy increases muscle mass in men with liver disease remains the only proven treatment. This project aims to increase understanding of the causes of muscle wasting and to show that testosterone treatment improves clinical outcomes, which could improve the health of liver disease sufferers worldwide.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2022

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $303,014.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

biomarkers | cirrhosis | mortality | sarcopenia | testosterone

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