Status:

UNKNOWN

Plasma Free Amino Acids in Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

This is study to investigate the plasma free amino acids profile in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy and its relation to the nutritional state of these patients. ...

Detailed Description

Alterations in amino acid profiles observed in patients with liver cirrhosis are very specific and markedly differ from those observed in other disorders.. Until present time the treatment of hepatic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient has decompensated liver cirrhosis
  • Patient has overt hepatic encephalopathy

Exclusion

  • Protein losing enteropathy.
  • Neurological conditions that make the assessment of hepatic encephalopathy difficult
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Concomitant stroke
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding requiring blood transfusion
  • \-

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 15 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 15 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03306498

Start Date

December 15 2017

End Date

February 15 2019

Last Update

October 11 2017

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