Online Prehabilitation for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Cirrhosis, Liver Liver Transplant Surgery Liver Disease
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
177 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Alberta · Other
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About This Trial
Physical frailty is common in patients awaiting liver transplantation and has been associated with poor health outcomes. There is promising data from small studies showing that behavioural, nutrition, exercise therapy (prehabilitation) improves physical function in patients while they are waiting for a liver transplant. The proposed trial will assess if a 12-week online prehabilitation program im…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: ≥18 years old with cirrhosis (confirmed with transient elastography by FibroScan, histology, or imaging-based assessment with compatible clinical picture), referred for transplant and are assessed to have a high likelihood of being listed according to a preliminary review by hep…
Contacts

Puneeta Tandon

780-492-9844

ptandon@ualberta.ca

CONTACT

Margaret McNeely

780-248-1531

margie.mcneely@ualberta.ca

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