Epidemiology study on Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Patients with an established diagnosis of liver cirrhosis without any overt symptoms at time of testing with Grade 0 of West Haven criteria

• Registration Number: CTRI/2014/01/004306
• Lead Sponsor: Abbott India Limited

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 1260

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients of either sex, 18-65 years of age, who have attended school at least till the 5th Class/Standard, having an established diagnosis of liver cirrhosis without any overt symptoms at time of testing with Grade 0 of West Haven criteria.

2. Patients willing to undergo the neuropsychological (NP) tests and to complete the SF-36 questionnaire for the estimation of HRQOL.

3. Patients willing to provide written authorization to provide data for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of recent alcohol intake ( 12 weeks)/substance abuse , or gastrointestinal bleeding ( 4 weeks), serious infection, use of drugs affecting psychometric performances ( 4 weeks).

2. Severe medical problems that could influence quality-of-life measurement

3. Inability to perform neuropsychometric tests and to complete the SF-36 questionnaire.

4. Patients with neuropsychiatric diseases like stroke, epilepsy, dementia, parkinsonism etc.

5. Hepatocellular carcinoma

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified