Electrical stimulation in cirrhotic in peripheral muscle strength and exercise capacity

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: C05.651.515
iver Cirrhosis. Muscle weakness. Reduced exercise capacity
G11.427.680.270

Registration Number: RBR-3sst2s

Lead Sponsor: Fundação Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis Liver cirrhosis, Child-Pugh B and C; stable and under medical supervision ; patients without : uncontrolled hypertension, recent ischemic heart disease ( 3 months or less ) , unstable angina and severe cardiac arrhythmias ; no evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding , encephalopathy , acute pancreatitis or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis ; patients with absence of respiratory diseases , orthopedic diseases and limiting neurological diseases for electrostimulation and protocol ; patients who do not undertake any form of physical training or who have been held for more than 6 months .

Exclusion Criteria

Failure to perform any of the study assessments ( lack of understanding or cooperation ) ; deterioration of the clinical picture during the search ; clinical complications of cardiorespiratory nature and / or musculoskeletal during the survey period; patients with Hepatopulmonary syndrome.

Study & Design

Study Type: Intervention

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peripheral muscle strength - measured by isokinetic Biodex System in Newtons. For this assessment, the patient will be in the position sent with the member assessment at 60º of knee flexion angulation, maximum voluntary isometric contraction required for 5 seconds with intervals of 60 seconds for rest.;Exercise capacity - measured by the six-minute walk test (Submaximal exercise test). To perform the test follow the criteria standardized by the American Thoracic Society. The patient will be advised to walk the longest possible distance for six minutes, along a 30-meter flat corridor.

Secondary Outcome Measures