NCT02949505

Impact of Exercise Therapy on Functional Capacity in Patients Listed for Liver Transplantation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Matthew Armstrong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A UK prospective, single-centre feasibility study investigating the effects of exercise therapy on functional capacity in patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation. Patients will receive a 12-week home prehabilitation program (daily step program; functional resistance exercise sessions; telephone health call or virtual clinic). The following will be assessed at weeks 0, 6 and 12 weeks: feasibility (recruitment, compliance, safety, patients perception), functional capacity (ISWT, SPBT), psychological wellbeing (HADS questionnaire) and quality of life (EQ-5D)

Detailed description

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Conditions

• Liver Cirrhosis
• Liver Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Home prehabilitation program	12-week exercise therapy using daily step program (accelerometer), functional resistance exercise sessions and telephone/virtual clinic appointments

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-10-01
• Completion: 2018-08-01
• First posted: 2016-10-31
• Last updated: 2020-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom