iPod Games in Hepatic Encephalopathy

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Conditions studied: Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis

In brief

To see if using ipod games can improve mental functioning

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02154282

Run by

Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center

People needed

30

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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