Rehabilitation after liver transplantation? A study into the applicability and feasibility of rehabilitation in liver transplant recipients.
- Conditions
- fatigue1001965410019818
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion criteria patients:
- Sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language.
- Liver transplantation at least one year ago in the Erasmus MC.
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- Persons must have complaints of fatigue: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score> 4.
See also protocol page 10 and appendix 5.;Inclusion criteria healthy persons:
- Sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language.
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
Exclusion criteria patients:
- Multiorgan transplant recipients.
- Severe comorbidity.
- Contra-indication for a progressive maximal cycle ergometer test.
- Contra-indication for exercise.;Exclusion criteria healthy persons:
- Disorders that may interfere with the measurements.
- Contra-indication for a progressive maximal cycle ergometer test.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. Severity of fatigue (patients)<br /><br><br /><br>(see also page 10)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>2. Everyday physical activity (patients and healthy persons)<br /><br>3. Cardiorespiratory fitness (patients and healthy persons)<br /><br>4. Neuromuscular fitness (patients and healthy persons)<br /><br>5. Health-related quality of life (patients)<br /><br>6. Health-related functional status (patients)<br /><br>7. Sleep quality (patients)<br /><br>8. Anxiety en depression (patients)<br /><br>9. Participation (epatients)<br /><br>10. Self-efficacy (patients)<br /><br>11. Coping (patients)<br /><br><br /><br>12. Satisfaction patient (patients)<br /><br>13. Feasibility rehabilitation program<br /><br>14. Costs rehabilitation program<br /><br><br /><br>(see also pages 10 to 13)</p><br>