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Study NCT ID: NCT05539027
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2024-11-26
First Post: 2022-09-07
Is NOT Gene Therapy: False
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate (LOLA) as an Adjunct to Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) Enriched Solutions on Clinical Outcomes in ICU Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy
Sponsor: Ain Shams University
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Study Overview

Official Title: Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate (LOLA) as an Adjunct to Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) Enriched Solutions on Clinical Outcomes in ICU Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2024-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: One of the most significant goals of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) treatment is to reduce ammonia levels by lowering its synthesis and enhancing its detoxification which can be achieved by using non-absorbable disaccharides, antibiotics, branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA), and probiotics.

LOLA decreases ammonia, therefore, it is presumed to decrease agitated delirium in HE patients and thus decrease their need for other sedatives. On the other hand, BCAA improve mental function in HE patients by increasing the detoxification of ammonia in muscles.
Detailed Description: The most often utilized criteria for grading HE are the West Haven criteria (WHC). This grading distinguishes four levels of clinically evident hepatic encephalopathy.

West Haven criteria (WHC): \[R\]

Stage Consciousness

0\. Normal

1. Mild lack of awareness
2. Lethargic
3. Somnolent but arousable
4. Coma

REFERENCES:

Ferenci P, Lockwood A, Mullen K, Tarter R, Weissenborn K, Blei AT. Hepatic encephalopathy-definition, nomenclature, diagnosis, and quantification: final report of the working party at the 11th World Congress of Gastroenterology, Vienna, 1998. Hepatology 2002; 35: 716-21.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: