Overview

Therapeutic Efficacy of Oral L-Ornithine-L-Aspartate on Minimal Encephalopathy

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2010-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of L-ornithine-L-aspartate in the management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Treatments:
N-Methylaspartate
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Cirrhosis and diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy using psychometric tests and
critical flicker frequency

Exclusion Criteria:

- Hepatic encephalopathy grade 1 to 4

- Use of drugs to treatment of hepatic encephalopathy (lactulose, neomycin)

- Psychoactive substance use within 72 hours