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This study is being done to find out whether a diet supplemented with a probiotic nutrient can improve alcoholic hepatitis and gut complications compared to routine standard care.


Clinical Trial Description

Aim 1: Evaluate the effects of probiotic supplements on improvement in MELD score and gut mucosal integrity in patients with MELD < 21. Patients will be randomized to receive daily probiotics for 6 months and standard of care treatment or placebo with standard care. Aim 2: Document the natural history of moderately severe alcoholic hepatitis. Patients who decline randomization will be offered the option of inclusion in the study prospectively for data collection purposes and research study procedures. Aim 3: Create a data and tissue biorepository. This biorepository will serve as a national resource for studies related to acute alcoholic hepatitis. ;


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NCT number NCT01922895
Study type Interventional
Source University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Status Terminated
Phase N/A
Start date August 1, 2013
Completion date August 31, 2021

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