To Explore the Changes of Fecal Microbiota Before and After Treatment in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Complicated With Hepatic Encephalopathy or Sarcopenia as a Reference for Future Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Through this plan, it will provide many benefits to patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with sarcopenia and/or hepatic encephalopathy, their family members, and the government in Taiwan: 1. To explore the changes of fecal microbiota before and after treatment such as resistance training rehabilitation in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with sarcopenia and/or hepatic encephalopathy as a reference for future fecal microbiota transplantation; 2. To measure the changes of sarcopenia level before and after rehabilitation; 3. To measure the changes of hepatic encephalopathy level before and after rehabilitation. These study results will certainly bring updated diagnostic tool, latest treatment options, avoid serious sequelae and reduce medical expenditure.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:

• Patients with liver cirrhosis

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Taoyuan District
Contact Information
Primary
CHIEN-HAO HUANG, MD
q12248@cgmh.org.tw
+886 9753 66128
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-12-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-11-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 120
Treatments
Experimental: Rehabilitation Training
Rehabilitation Training is provided to patients with Liver Cirrhosis combined with sarcopenia.
No_intervention: No-Rehabilitation Training
No extra training is provided to patients with Liver Cirrhosis combined with sarcopenia.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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