iPod Games in Hepatic Encephalopathy

NCT ID: NCT02154282

Last Updated: 2016-09-07

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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To see if using ipod games can improve mental functioning

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatic Encephalopathy Cirrhosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ipod games

Administered ipod games with cognitive testing before and after

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ipod games

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients will be given ipod games for 4 weeks and tested in related and unrelated cognitive measures

Interventions

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ipod games

Patients will be given ipod games for 4 weeks and tested in related and unrelated cognitive measures

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cirrhosis proven by biopsy, radiology or endoscopy
* Age 18-70
* Able to give informed consent
* Cognitive dysfunction defined by impaired performance on standard cognitive tests

Exclusion Criteria

* Illicit drug or alcohol use within 3 months
* Trans-jugular intra-hepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS) placement
* Need for psychoactive medications apart from continuous anti-depressants or methadone
* Any focal neurological deficit or neuro-muscular disease
* Inability to function with an iPod
* Inability to understand English

For MRI: inability to perform brain MRI is an exclusion
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jasmohan Bajaj

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BAJAJ0013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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