Through this plan, it will provide many benefits to patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with sarcopenia and/or hepatic encephalopathy, their family members, and the government in Taiwan: 1. To explore the changes of fecal microbiota before and after treatment such as resistance training rehabilitation in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with sarcopenia and/or hepatic encephalopathy as a reference for future fecal microbiota transplantation; 2. To measure the changes of sarcopenia level before and after rehabilitation; 3. To measure the changes of hepatic encephalopathy level before and after rehabilitation. These study results will certainly bring updated diagnostic tool, latest treatment options, avoid serious sequelae and reduce medical expenditure.
Age range
20 Years
Sex
ALL
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Handgrip Strength
Timeframe: 6 months
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Timeframe: 6 months
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Timeframe: 6 months
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Timeframe: 6 months
Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES)
Timeframe: 6 months
Animal Naming Test (ANT)
Timeframe: 6 months
Blood cytokine levels [IL-6]
Timeframe: 6 months
Blood ammonia levels [NH3]
Timeframe: 6 months
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Timeframe: 6 months
Fecal Microbiota
Timeframe: 6 months