Muscle status response to oral nutritional supplementation in hemodialysis patients with protein energy wasting: a multi-center randomized, open label-controlled trial

• Main Authors: Sahathevan, Sharmela, Karupaiah, Tilakavati, Ban, Hock Khor, Singh, Birinder Kaur Sadu, Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan, Fiaccadori, Enrico, Sabatino, Alice, Chinna, Karuthan, Abdul Gafor, Abdul Halim, Bavanandan, Sunita, Visvanathan, Ravindran, Yahya, Rosnawati, Wahab, Zaimi, Bak, Leong Goh, Zaki Morad, Boon, Cheak Bee, Hin, Seng Wong
• Format: Article
• Published: Frontiers Media 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94308/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.743324/full

Background: Muscle wasting, observed in patients with end-stage kidney disease and protein energy wasting (PEW), is associated with increased mortality for those on hemodialysis (HD). Oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) and nutrition counseling (NC) are treatment options for PEW but research targ...