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Brain Energy Metabolism in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Impaired Central Nervous System

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University of Aarhus, July 2007

Sponsored by: University of Aarhus
Information provided by: University of Aarhus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00424957
  Purpose

The purpose of the current study is to look into the pathogenesis of a severe medical condition causing acute episodes on the central nervous system as seen in majority of patients with liver cirrhosis.


Condition
Cirrhosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cirrhosis    Liver Diseases   

ChemIDplus related topics:   Citric acid    Sodium Citrate    alpha-Ketoglutaric acid    Ammonia   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Case Control, Retrospective/Prospective Study
Official Title:   Brain Energy Metabolism in Patients With Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy Measured With PET

Further study details as provided by University of Aarhus:

Estimated Enrollment:   18
Study Start Date:   November 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:   November 2007

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   45 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 6 patients with liver cirrhosis with an acute episode of hepatic encephalopathy,
  • 6 patients with liver cirrhosis without an acute episode of hepatic encephalopathy,
  • 6 healthy subjects age and sex matched

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Neurological and/or psychiatric condition,
  • Non-treated diabetes,
  • Pregnancy/breast-feeding
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00424957

Contacts
Contact: Susanne Keiding, MD     +45 8949 3031     susanne@pet.auh.dk    

Locations
Denmark
PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital     Recruiting
      Aarhus, Denmark, 8000
      Contact: Peter Iversen, MD     +45 8949 4405     piv@pet.auh.dk    
      Principal Investigator: Peter Iversen, MD            

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Aarhus

Investigators
Study Chair:     Susanne Keiding, MD     PET Centre and Medical department V, Aarhus Sygehus, Aarhus University Hospital    
  More Information

Liver research group at PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Publications:

Study ID Numbers:   20060120
First Received:   January 19, 2007
Last Updated:   July 11, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00424957
Health Authority:   Denmark: Ethics Committee;   Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics;   Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency

Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
Ammonia  
Astrocytes  
Citric acid cycle  
Alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Liver Failure
Liver Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Fibrosis
Citric Acid
Central Nervous System Diseases
Liver Cirrhosis
Brain Diseases
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Digestive System Diseases
Metabolic disorder
Hepatic Insufficiency
Brain Diseases, Metabolic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 29, 2008




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