Exercise Intervention in Liver Transplant Candidates
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Liver Diseases
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Personalised exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT04924595
- Lead Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of personalised exercise interventions in liver transplant candidates, aiming to prevent or limit sarcopenia and frailty, as well as improving their cardiorespiratory health.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- Liver transplant candidates, accepted in the waiting list of the Surgical Department of Transplantation A.U.Th., General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Ippokratio".
Exclusion Criteria
- Recent (<12 months) Acute Myocardial Infraction
- Recent (<12 months) brain strokes
- Uncontrolled and/or untreated arrythmia
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Bed-bound patient
- Liver Transplantation
- Death
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise Intervention Personalised exercise -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline "Liver Frailty Index" value at 12 weeks After 12-week exercise intervention A frailty index for patients with cirrhosis, comprised of three performance-based metrics
Change from Baseline "6 Minute Walking Test" value at 12 weeks After 12-week exercise intervention A walking test for patients to evaluate their functional capacity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VO2max Before intervention initiation and after 12-week exercise intervention Maximum oxygen consumption during incremental exercise
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Surgical Department of Transplantation A.U.Th.
🇬🇷Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Laboratory of Sports Medicine
🇬🇷Thérmi, Thessaloniki, Greece