Supplementation with Synbiotics and/or Branched Chain Amino Acids in Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Pilot Randomised Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study.
Helen VidotErin CvejicLiam J FineganE Arthur ShoresDavid G BowenSimone I StrasserGeoffrey W McCaughanSharon CareyMargaret Allman-FarinelliNicholas A ShackelPublished in: Nutrients (2019)
To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting that combined synbiotics and BCAAs improve HE, and that may be beneficial in the management of HE. A larger study is needed to confirm these results.