Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Pre-hepatic Portal Hypertension Due to Portal Vein Thrombosis in Childhood and Young Adult: epidemiOlogical Study and Pilot Interventional Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 3 期
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- neuropsychological and electrophysiological aspects
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is:
- Epidemiological/observational: investigating the presence of neuropsychological and electrophysiological alterations, suggesting a condition of minimal hepatic encephalopathy(and its behavioral correlates), in childhood and young adulthood affected by pre-hepatic portal hypertension due to portal vein thrombosis, even for implementing specific diagnostic protocols.
- Interventional: collecting preliminary data on the effects of a probiotic, in order to implement a controlled clinical study.
详细描述
Epidemiological/observational study investigating the presence of neuropsychological and electrophysiological alterations, suggesting a condition of minimal hepatic encephalopathy(and its behavioral correlates), in childhood and young adulthood affected by pre-hepatic portal hypertension due to portal vein thrombosis, even for implementing specific diagnostic protocols
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Years 至 20 Years(Child, Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •extra-hepatic portal vein thrombosis
- •4-20 years
- •knowledge of italian language
- •absence of perceptive or communicative deficit
- •absence of psychiatric disease or mental retardation
排除标准
- •medical contraindications for required evaluations
- •infective pathologies
- •parenchymal hepatic pathologies
结局指标
主要结局
neuropsychological and electrophysiological aspects
时间窗: after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment
Improvement in the spectrum of the digitalised electroencephalogram, improvement in the performance of the psychometric tests
次要结局
- biochemical blood test(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
- urine and faeces analysis(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
- abdomen scan with color doppler technique(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
- neurological evaluation(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
- dietary anamnesis (last three days)(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
- bowel frequency and characteristics(after 15 weeks of probiotic or placebo treatment)
研究者
Dr. Lorenzo D'Antiga
MD, Director of Pediatric Unit
A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
