Instructed Home-based Physical Exercise for Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Karolinska University Hospital1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentAugust 16, 2022

ConditionsLiver Cirrhosis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis
Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital
Enrollment: 100
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change in quality of life summary score, as measured with the CLDQ tool
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study will compare two forms of advice regarding physical activity for patients hospitalized with cirrhosis that are preparing for leaving the hospital. One arm consists of current standard of care: simple oral advice on exercise. One arm instead gives patients a structured but simple paper template on physical activity.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 16, 2022

End Date

December 31, 2026

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Karolinska University Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Hannes Hagström

Principal Investigator

Karolinska University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Liver cirrhosis diagnosed with previous clinical assessment and radiology (de-formed liver, noduli, varices, collaterals, splenomegaly \>12 cm) or with biopsy (fibrosis grade 4). ICD-code K70.3, K74.
•MELD \< 25
•Understanding the Swedish language.
•Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

•Performance status ≥
•Severe pain which prevents the patient to perform the physical activities, as judged by the attending physician at time of discharge.
•Previously liver transplanted
•Unlikely to be compliant to follow-up (living in other parts of Sweden), as judged by the attending physician at time of discharge.