Comparison of the effect of BCAA granules on between decompensated and compensated cirrhosis.

Background/aims: We designed a randomized trial to examine whether increase or preservation of serum albumin levels was attained with administration of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) granules for compensated cirrhosis, compared with decompensated cirrhosis.

Methodology: Sixty-five patients with HCV-related cirrhosis with serum albumin level less than 4.0 g/dl were enrolled in this study.

Effect of oral supplementation with branched-chain amino acid granules on serum albumin level in the early stage of cirrhosis: a randomized pilot trial.

We designed a randomized pilot trial to examine whether increase or preservation of serum albumin levels was attained with earlier administration of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) granules for cirrhosis in grade A according to Child-Pugh classification using branched-chain tyrosine ratio (BTR) as an indicator. Forty patients with HCV-related cirrhosis in grade A with serum albumin level between 3.5 and 3.