Evaluation of Mechanisms Responsible for Coma in Patients Affected by Fulminant, Acute and Chronic Hepatic Failure

N/ATerminatedNCT01582087

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston11 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to understand mechanisms associated with the development of coma during hepatic failure. As of today, those mechanisms are not understood and it is difficult to intervene and prevent coma development which is often associated with mortality. Understanding the mechanism involved, may allow us to prevent coma and develop new therapies to treat this disease.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Acute and Chronic Hepatic Failure With Developing Coma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients (male or female), 18 years or older hospitalized or seen at UTMB clinics for chronic or acute hepatic failure will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients (male or female), 18 years or older hospitalized or seen at UTMB clinics that do not have a diagnosis of chronic or acute hepatic failure

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The relationship that exist between a liver undergoing chronic or acute degeneration and hepatic coma.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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