Clinical trials: Chronic Encephalopathy
Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatoencephalopathy, Early Fatal Progressive
Randomised Controlled Trial of Mechanistic Effects of Rifaximin in Cirrhosis and Chronic Hepatic Encephalopathy
Patients with cirrhosis are particularly prone to infection which is frequently a precipitant of hepatic encephalopathy, renal failure and circulatory collapse.
- Trial name
- RIFSYS (NCT02019784)
- Testing
- Rifaximin-α
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Brain Disease, Brain Mapping
PET Imaging in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Background: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain disease caused in part by head injury. The brain changes from CTE can only be seen at autopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02211820
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD)
Intensive Multimodal Neurorehabilitation Targeting Neuroplasticity in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Chromosomal Disorders
This observational study evaluates functional and developmental outcomes in pediatric participants undergoing a two week intensive multimodal neurorehabilitation program.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Developmental Abnormalities, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
- Trial name
- GEN-HOPE (NCT07493096)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Hope International
Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy
Initiating Pediatric Palliative Care in ACT Group 4
Due to the wide range of diagnoses encountered in pediatric palliative care, the Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have developed a classification of…
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Malformation, Traumatic Head Injury
- Trial name
- StartSPP (NCT06273267)
- Testing
- Collection of data from the patient's medical file
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic
Cohort Study of Blood Biomarkers for TES
In this study, high-throughput screening and multi-omics (transcriptomics and proteomics) joint analysis technology will be employed to explore potential CTE/TES biomarkers (RNA and protein) in blood and its exosomes.
- Conditions
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic, Traumatic; Encephalopathy, Postcontusional
- Trial name
- NCT04928534
- Testing
- Blood tests, Cognitive function tests, head MRI (plain scan and DTI sequence) examination and head PET (FDG-PET, Tau-PET and Amyloid-PET) examination
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Encephalopathy, Birth Defect
Clinical Utility of Pediatric Whole Exome Sequencing
The investigator aims to examine the clinical utility of WES, including assessment of a variety of clinical outcomes in undiagnosed pediatric cases.
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, Birth Defect, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Congenital Anomaly
- Trial name
- NCT03525431
- Testing
- Whole Exome Sequencing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Brain Injuries, Consciousness Disorders
CONNECT-ME: Consciousness in Neurocritical Care Cohort Study Using fMRI and EEG
Detecting preserved consciousness in brain-injured patients by traditional clinical means requires presence of motor function. Otherwise, patients may be erroneously classified as being in a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- CONNECT-ME (NCT02644265)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Mechanisms of Perioperative Systemic Inflammation in the Development of PND in Cirrhotic Patients
Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) is associated with significant cognitive dysfunction, including hepatic encephalopathy (HE), which is driven by systemic inflammation and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption.
- Trial name
- NCT07082946
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes
- Trial name
- NAMDC (NCT01694940)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Presumptive Mitochondrial Disorder
The pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is poorly understood and no effective therapy has been developed. Recent studies suggest that a preceding viral infection causes mitochondrial dysfunction of the brain and…
- Trial name
- CFS:M (NCT01471652)
- Testing
- Nutraceutical supplements
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Liver Failure, Acute on Chronic, Hepatic Encephalopathy
The Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Treatment
There will be 124 patients diagnosed as hepatitis B associated acute on chronic liver failure with mild to moderate hepatic encephalopathy will be enrolled in this study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and will…
- Conditions
- Liver Failure, Acute on Chronic, Hepatic Encephalopathy, HBV, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- NCT05786859
- Testing
- Rifaximin 200 mg, Standard Treatment without Rifaximin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure
Timing of Acute Palliative Care Consultation in Critically Ill Patients
A prospective randomized controlled trial studying the ordering of palliative care consultations in the emergency department (Ig) versus later palliative care consultations in the hospital--ICU or hospital ward(Cg).
- Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure, End Stage Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Trial name
- NCT02858778
- Testing
- Early order of palliative care consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Early Postoperative CRRT After Liver Transplantation in ACLF Patients With Overt HE
Pretransplant hepatoencephalopathy (HE) markedly impacts recipient outcomes after liver transplantation. Intraoperative CRRT showed benefits but feasibility was much concerned.
- Trial name
- LTeCRRT (NCT04317222)
- Testing
- eCRRT
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Role of Bilirubin Molecular Species in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure
It has been identified that impaired liver function, as occurs in patients with liver cirrhosis, prevents proper conjugation of glucuronic acid with bilirubin; as a result, unconjugated bilirubin accumulates in the blood, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05566548
- Testing
- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method to identify bilirubin molecular species
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Cirrhosis, Acute on Chronic Hepatic Failure
Single Pass Albumin Dialysis in Patients With Cirrhosis
The aim of this study is to determine whether a simplified device of albumin dialysis also has beneficial effects.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Acute on Chronic Hepatic Failure, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- DACAR (NCT00764049)
- Testing
- Single pass albumin dialysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Ulcerative Colitis Chronic
Prevalence of Encephalopathy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are characterized by extraintestinal manifestations in approximately 30% of cases.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Ulcerative Colitis Chronic, Crohn Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Trial name
- PEIBD (NCT05519904)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF)
A Study to See if an Investigational Medicine Called VS-01 Can Help and How Safe it is in the Treatment of Patients With Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
A Phase 2, Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label, Adaptive Dose Design, Proof-of-Concept Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Two Different Dwell Times of VS-01 on Top of Standard of Care versus Standard…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF), Decompensated Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT06987968
- Testing
- VS-01 on top of SOC (Active Treatment Group), SOC
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Genfit
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
18F-AV-1451 and Florbetapir F 18 PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Imaging in Subjects at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
This study will explore the use of flortaucipir as a biomarker for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and examine the relationship between clinical presentation and tau deposition.
- Trial name
- NCT02079766
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18, Flortaucipir F18
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Liver Cirrhosis
Effect of Lactose in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Two groups of patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy will be studied. The treatment group (n=17) will receive whole milk (24 g lactose) and the control group (n=17) will receive "lactose-free" milk (3.5 g of lactose) two…
- Trial name
- NCT01113567
- Testing
- Lactose-free milk, Whole milk
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico