Clinical trials: Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Vegetable Proteins Versus Mixed Animal Proteins on the Outcome of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Vegetables are thought to be beneficial not only because of their high content of fiber, which promotes bacterial fermentation and decreases colonic transit time, decreasing ammonia absorption from the gut, but also because of…
- Trial name
- NCT06075875
- Testing
- mixed animal and vegetable proteins, pure vegetable proteins
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute
Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy
High Volume Plasmapheresis for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy in Liver Intensive Care Unit.
Study Design- Randomized Controlled trial Duration of enrolment-Feb-2016 to December 2017 Sample size-120 patients Methodology We will include consecutive with advanced hepatic encephalopathy not responding to treatment of…
- Trial name
- NCT03115697
- Testing
- Lactulose, Rifaximin, Plasmapheresis
- Where
- India
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
End Stage Liver Disease, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Prediction of Mortality in Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation Through Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The purpose of this study is to determine whether hepatic encephalopathy, measured through magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalogram and neuropsychological evaluation adds prognostic information to patients who are waiting…
- Trial name
- NCT01434056
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Head Injury
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate proof of clinical concept that application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) will result in an increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) and a decrease in Intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT01824589
- Testing
- -7 cm H2O ITPR, -12cm H2O ITPR
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Eye Movement Testing for Diagnosing Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Disease
This study involves utilizing a noninvasive computer application (Neurofit) that performs oculometric assessment of dynamic visual processing in patients with liver cirrhosis to see if the presence of advance liver disease…
- Trial name
- NCT04940416
- Testing
- Neurofit (oculometric testing)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy
The Effect of Prometheus (R) Liver Support Dialysis on Cerebral Metabolism in Acute Liver Failure
The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Prometheus liver support dialysis on intracranial pressure, cerebral metabolism and circulation in patients with acute liver failure.
- Conditions
- Acute Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Intracranial Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00655304
- Testing
- Prometheus (R) liver support dialysis, CVVHDF (Continuously Veno-Venous Hemodiafiltration)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Hepatic Pathology (Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, Porto Systemic Shunts)
Development of a Cognitive Tool for Rapid and Reliable Screening of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Pilot Study
The aim of this project is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a cognitive test toward the presence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE).
- Trial name
- BLOCK-HE (NCT06619106)
- Testing
- Cognitive test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Fecal Transplant for Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of the study is to determine if fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) can reverse hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhotic patients who continue to have breakthrough episodes of HE despite maintenance therapy with…
- Trial name
- NCT03439982
- Testing
- FMT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Study of Lactulose in Children With Chronic Liver Disease
Pediatric patients with chronic liver disease may have Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy(MHE)which can cause changes in behavior,intelligence and neurological function.By utilizing cognitive and developmental testing we will…
- Trial name
- MHE (NCT00811434)
- Testing
- Lactulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Liver Cirrhosis
Efficacy and Safety of E.Coli Nissle 1917 in Patients With Mild (Stage 1-2) or Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of study to assess the short-term efficacy and safety of probiotic E.coli Nissle 1917 strain comparing to lactulose and rifaximin in patients with mild (Stage 1-2) or minimal hepatic encephalopathy
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Liver Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver DIsease
- Trial name
- NCT04787276
- Testing
- E.coli Nissle 1917, Lactulose, Rifaximin
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Bogomolets National Medical University
Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Cerebral Oxygen, Blood Flow and Ammonia Uptake in Patients With Cirrhosis and an Acute Episode of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)
We wish to study patients with liver cirrhosis during and 2 weeks after an acute episode of liver coma (hepatic encephalopathy).
- Trial name
- NCT01151475
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
Human Albumin Infusion in Liver Cirrhosis and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (HACHE)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a severe complication of decompensated cirrhosis, is characterized as neurocognitive dysfunction. Emerging evidence suggests the potential role of human albumin infusion for the treatment of HE, but…
- Trial name
- NCT06483737
- Testing
- Human albumin infusion at a modified dosage, Human albumin infusion at a routine dosage, Lactulose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region
Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy
GELSECTAN® and Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy
Randomized crossover pilot clinical trial in which 10 cirrhotic patients with covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE) will be assigned to take GELSECTAN® (TID) or placebo for 30 days.
- Trial name
- GELSECTAN (NCT05189834)
- Testing
- Gelsectan
- Where
- Spain
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis, Liver
Oral Fecal Transplant in Cirrhosis
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral fecal transplant in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03152188
- Testing
- FMT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Flicker App for Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
There is a great unmet clinical need for improved screening for MHE in patients with cirrhosis. We will demonstrate that the Flicker-App can be used in clinic as well as at home by patients with cirrhosis to measure CFF, a proven…
- Trial name
- NCT04415294
- Testing
- Critical flicker frequency
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
A Study of MHE in Patients With Liver Diseases
The study analyzes the diagnostic efficacy of neurophysiological tests and blood biomarkers on MHE, predicts risk factors on the development of OHE and investigate the mortality of MHE in patients with cirrhosis and acute on…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy, Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04058327
- Testing
- neurophysiological tests, blood biomarkers.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qin Ning
Liver Cirrhoses, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Role of MRI in Detection of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Introduction Liver cirrhosis (LC) is irreversible fibrosis of the liver (1) and it remains a public health problem. One of the complications of the cirrhosis is hepatic encephalopathy (HE) which is defined as brain dysfunction…
- Trial name
- NCT04131205
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Effects of Proteins in Patients With Cirrhosis and Prior Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of this study is to compare a normal-protein diet containing branched-chain amino acids to a low-protein diet in patients with non-terminal cirrhosis (MELD < 25) who have developed an episode of hepatic encephalopathy…
- Trial name
- NCT00955500
- Testing
- Branched-chain amino acids, Maltodextrin
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
FMT in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Patients with end stage of liver disease or cirrhosis can develop confusion due to high ammonia and inflammation. This confusion is brought upon by changes in the bacteria in the bowels and may not respond to current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT03796598
- Testing
- Fecal Microbial transplant Capsules, Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development