drugset / Trial / NCT01008293

Effect of Probiotics in Treatment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (MHE) and Health Related Quality of Life

NCT01008293

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This study is a randomized, open, parallel group, active comparator, single center trial. Objectives of the study are hereby given below: * To study the health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic liver disease. * To assess the prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in patients with chronic liver disease and assessment of HRQOL in patients with MHE. * To compare the effect of probiotics and lactulose in the treatment of MHE * To assess the effect of probiotics and lactulose on the HRQOL in patients with MHE.

Timeline

Start
2009-10
Primary completion
2012-06
Completion
2012-10

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Lactulose Other / unclassified 30 ml
Comparator Lactulose Other / unclassified 60 ml
Subject VSL#3 Other / unclassified 2 unknown