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临床试验/NCT02767622
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Reversibility of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy Following Liver Transplantation

Ain Shams University0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2014年6月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
40
主要终点
Improvement of Psychometric tests.

研究概览

简要总结

This study included 20 patients listed for liver transplantation in addition to 20 age- and sex- matched controls. Neurological, psychiatric, laboratory and radiological examinations were performed for both patients and controls before and 6 months after liver transplantation. Assessment of cognitive functions by Trail Making Test A (TMT A), TMT B, Digit Symbol Test (DST), and Serial Dotting Test (SDT) was done before and after liver transplantation.

研究设计

研究类型
Observational
观察模型
Case Control
时间视角
Prospective

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 55 Years(Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Right handed patients with biopsy-proven liver cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation

排除标准

  • Overt hepatic encephalopathy.
  • Significant cortical atrophy or other structural brain changes revealed by conventional neuro-imaging.
  • Regular use of psychotropic drugs, such as benzodiazepines.
  • Known major psychiatric disorder.
  • Less than 6 months of complete alcohol abstinence.
  • Post-transplant toxic levels of immunosuppressive drugs.
  • Patients unable to perform the tests (Illiterate or upper limb motor handicaps).

结局指标

主要结局

Improvement of Psychometric tests.

时间窗: 6 months following liver transplantation.

次要结局

  • Improvement of liver functions and MELD score following liver transplantation.(6 months following liver transplantation.)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Sara Abdelhakam

Assistant Professor

Ain Shams University

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