hepatic encephalopathy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)>20 years old 2)The patients obtained the consent 3)> 12 months of suvival periods 4) a)Child Pugh score <=9 b)T-Bil <5.0 mg/dL c)AST and ALT <=6 times of the facilities standards
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)The impossible of oral intake 2)The pharmacokinetics is changed for patient's condition 3)The necessary medicine change the pharmacokinetics of rifaximin 4)The pregnancy and lactating 5)The allergy of rifaximin 6)The outcome evaluation is difficult for patient's condition 7)Suffering hepatoma 8)The execution plan of achievement is difficult
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Long-term safety. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of hepatic encephalopathy Depression of occurrence | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nara medical unversity 3rd departemnt of interanal medicine