Instructed Home-based Physical Exercise for Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Liver Cirrhosis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
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.
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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, K74.6.
* MELD \< 25
* Understanding the Swedish language.
* Signed informed consen…
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