RECRUITING

Pilot Open-Label Trial of Resistant Potato Starch in Patients With Cirrhosis and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Study Overview

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Description

This research is studying how a food product (resistant potato starch) which is a dietary supplement made from potato starch affects the gut bacteria of people with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. The researchers in this study want to understand how potato starch works in the subject's body and how the body will react to it. Along with taking the study product participants health-related information and stool will be collected for this research study.

Official Title

Pilot Open-Label Trial of Resistant Potato Starch in Patients With Cirrhosis and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-07-12
Study Completion:2027-01-28
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06425380

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Able to provide consent, with signed and dated informed consent form.
  2. * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
  3. * Diagnosis of cirrhosis based on liver biopsy, imaging, or evidence of clinical decompensation.
  4. * History of at least one episode of overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in the last year.
  5. * Defined by West Haven Criteria Grades II to IV
  6. * Can be precipitated Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) episode.
  7. * Sexually active women of childbearing potential enrolled in the study must agree to use a highly-effective method of contraception (defined in the protocol) for the duration of the study.
  1. * Hospitalization in the last 4 weeks
  2. * Current refractory ascites (requiring large volume paracentesis to manage ascites)
  3. * Gut-absorbable or intravenous antibiotic therapy in the last 4 weeks (rifaximin is permitted)
  4. * Anticipated antibiotics in the coming 4 weeks
  5. * Use of lactulose in the last 4 weeks
  6. * Alcohol or illicit drug intake in the last 4 weeks
  7. * By history
  8. * Alcohol use will be characterized as \>1 alcoholic drink / week
  9. * History of inflammatory bowel disease
  10. * History of primary sclerosing cholangitis
  11. * Total bilirubin in the last 3 months \> 4 mg/dL
  12. * Prior diagnosis of dementia or other primary neurocognitive disorder
  13. * Pregnancy or breast feeding
  14. * Placement of a portosystemic shunt or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the last 3 months (permissible if placed \>3 months before enrollment)
  15. * Allergy to resistant potato starch

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Jenny Obst
CONTACT
507-255-1337
obst.jenny@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator

Patricia Bloom, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Mayo Clinic

Study Locations (Sites)

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55902
United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

  • Patricia Bloom, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-07-12
Study Completion Date2027-01-28

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-07-12
Study Completion Date2027-01-28

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Resistant Potato Starch

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hepatic Encephalopathy
  • Cirrhosis