Alcohol and cirrhosis: can a quick test spot brain problems?
NCT ID NCT04490330
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a short test called BEARNI could detect alcohol-related cognitive impairments (like memory and thinking problems) in people with alcoholic cirrhosis. The researchers planned to enroll patients with cirrhosis, but the study was stopped early after only one person joined. Because of this, no meaningful results were obtained.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early with only 1 participant, so no reliable conclusions can be drawn. The screening tool may not work well in this specific group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis will be evaluated with BEARNI tool in order to detect alcohol-related cognitive problems.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with cirrhosis * patients with cirrhosis diagnosed by clinical examination * patients with cirrhosis diagnosed by biological and / or morphological and / or noninvasive tests and / or liver biopsy * CHILD A, B or C Exclusion Criteria: * hepatitis encephalopathy less than 6 months old * complicated cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma * Acute alcoholic hepatitis * viral cirrhosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80480, France
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