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

June 3, 2013 updated by: CD Pharma India Pvt. Ltd.

Health Related Quality of Life in Patient With Chronic Liver Disease and Effect of Probiotics in the Treatment of MHE and Health Related Quality of Life

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.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The study design would comprise of two parts

  1. Part I: Cross sectional study: This part would comprise of the assessment of HRQOL in patients with CLD

    1. All the consecutive patients diagnosed as CLD would be enrolled in the study. All these patients would be enrolled from the liver clinics of the department of gastroenterology and those admitted in the gastroenterology ward at AIIMS.
    2. Alcohol would be considered to be the cause of CLD, if the patient regularly consumed ≥80g/d of alcohol for five years
    3. The staging of cirrhosis would be done according to the Child Pugh classification: A, B and C
    4. The causes of CLD would be divided into:- viral hepatitis, alcohol, viral hepatitis combining with alcohol and miscellaneous causes

  2. Part II: Prospective randomized controlled trial: In this part the outcome of lactulose and probiotic therapy in the treatment of MHE and its effect on the HRQOL will be compared.

    1. All the consecutive patients with CLD without overt encephalopathy would be screened for MHE.
    2. All these patients would be enrolled from the liver clinics and the gastroenterology ward, AIIMS.
    3. The diagnosis of MHE would be based on abnormal psychometric tests (NCT-A and NCT-B or FCT-A and FCT-B) and /or abnormal P300 auditory event related potentials.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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120

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • India
    • Delhi
      • New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110029
        • Dept. of Gastroenterology and H.N.U., All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 80 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All the patients with Chronic Liver Disease or Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (without overt hepatic encephalopathy) aged between 15 to 80 years of both the genders would be enrolled consecutively.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with overt hepatic encephalopathy
  • Active medical co-morbidities like CHD, chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal disease, malignancies, diabetes etc
  • Malignancy
  • History of taking lactulose or probiotics or antibiotics, in the past 6 weeks
  • Presence of other neurological or psychiatric disorder
  • Patients who underwent shunt surgery for portal hypertension
  • History of taking medicines likely to interfere with psychometric performance
  • History of GI hemorrhage or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis during the past 6 weeks
  • Presence of mature cataracts and diabetic retinopathy
  • Refused to participate in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: VSL#3
Drug: VSL#3
VSL#3 (2 capsules bid.for 2 months, Each containing 112.5 billion viable lyophilized bacteria). Each capsule contains 4 strains of Lactobacillus (L. casei, L. plantarum, L. acidophilus, and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus), 3 strains of Bifidobacterium (B. longum, L. breve, and B. infantis), and 1 strain of Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus (designated hereafter as S. thermophilus)
Active Comparator: Lactulose
30-60 ml of lactulose per day (2 months) to ensure 2-3 soft stools
Drug: Lactulose
30-60 ml of lactulose per day for 2 months to ensure 2-3 soft stools.
Other Names:
  • Duphalac

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To compare the effect of probiotics and lactulose based on normalization of the abnormal test parameters, Neuropsychometric tests, P3ERP, EEG, venous ammonia levels, Development of overt encephalopathy and other complications and HRQOL
Time Frame: 2 months
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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CD Pharma India Pvt. Ltd.

Collaborators

Collaborators

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Council of Medical Research

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Y K Joshi, Prof., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

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June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

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October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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November 4, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 4, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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November 5, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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June 4, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 3, 2013

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • MHE-VSL3-YKJ_AIIMS_ver1

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