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临床试验/CTRI/2008/091/000268
CTRI/2008/091/000268已完成2 期

Supplementation with a probiotic preparation, VSL#3® as a support pharmaceutical therapy in cirrhotic patients for the treatment of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). A double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study.

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阶段
2 期
状态
已完成

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

入选标准

  • 1.Male and female patients aged more than 16 years;
  • 2.Diagnosis of cirrhosis based on standard clinical and biochemical criteria and, possibly, biopsy proven;
  • 3.No long-term antibiotic treatment needed
  • 4.Able to provide written informed consent

排除标准

  • 1.Alcohol consumption or substance abuse within the last 3 months
  • 2.Overt HE or a history of overt HE
  • 3.Renal insufficiency with creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dL (233 μmol/L)
  • 4.Ongoing treatment for HE, including treatment with antibiotics (possible treatments should have been stopped at least one month before)
  • 5.Need to take long term antibiotics for any reason
  • 6.Pregnant females, or females planning to become pregnant, or nursing
  • 7.Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
  • 8.Patients who are taking benzodiazepines, narcotics, anti-depressants, or anti-psychotic medication (previous medication with these drugs should have stopped by one month or more)
  • 9.Patients with history of shunt surgery or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) for portal hypertension
  • 10.Patients with any other organic brain disease, including dementia from any cause, mental retardation, Wilson?s disease, previous stroke, TIA, etc.
  • 11.Severe medical problems such as congestive heart failure, pulmonary disease, neurological or psychiatric disorder, etc., that could influence quality-of-life measurement;
  • 12.Inability to perform NP tests due to bad vision
  • 13.Patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction (motility, prior resection/surgery, obstruction)
  • 14.Gastrointestinal bleeding within 30 days
  • 15.Serious infection (e.g. peritonitis) within 30 days
  • 16.Known hepatocellular carcinoma or AFP>400

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