Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score for diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in Thai cirrhotic patients.

Recruiting

• Conditions: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy; Minimal hepatic encephalopathy, cirrhosis, psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score, Thai norms

• Registration Number: TCTR20221014005
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-14
• Study Completion: 2022-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers aged 18-85 years old.
Cirrhotic patients from the Liver Clinic or hospital wards without overt HE according to the West-Haven criteria

Exclusion Criteria

The following exclusion criteria were used for the control group: (1) Presence of chronic liver diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases, or other diseases that can impair cognitive function; (2) A prior history of chronic liver disease, neurologic or psychiatric disorders; (3) Use of psychoactive medications; (4) Alcohol consumption > 50 g/day for males and 20 g/day for females; and (5) Inability to read and write.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy At the beginning of study Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Factor related with minimal hepatic encephalopathy At the beginning of the study Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score