The Feasibility of a Prehabilitation Program in the Liver Transplant Population at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

The primary outcome of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of a prehabilitation program at Barnes Jewish Hospital for liver transplant candidates. Those patients who consent to participate in the study and are placed on the transplant list will be randomized into either the control or intervention group. The intervention group receives a personalized home exercise program along with weekly phone calls to provide coaching, mentoring and motivation. Data collected at baseline, post-transplant and, post-transplant follow up will be compared among the two study groups. The secondary outcomes include: normative data of functional measures for patients with end stage liver disease and to determine the effect size for future research on prehabilitation in the patient population.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

101

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being evaluated for liver transplantation by Barnes Jewish Hospital medical team

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-english speaking
  • Medical contraindications to exercise as determined by the medical team

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Subjects will receive standard care both pre and post transplant.
Experimental: Exercise Group
Subjects will receive a personalized home exercise program and regular phone calls from a therapist to monitor and promote activity.
Subjects will be given and individualized exercise program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of a prehabilitation program.
Time Frame: 2 Years
Feasibility will be measured by participation and outcome assessment measures.
2 Years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Normative data on Timed Up and Go for patients with end stage liver disease.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Normative data on 10 meter walk for patients with end stage liver disease.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Normative data on Modified Dynamic Gait Index for patients with end stage liver disease.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Normative data on Five Time Sit to Stand for patients with end stage liver disease.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Normative data on 6 Minute Walk Test for patients with end stage liver disease.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 7, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 11, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201403118

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on End Stage Liver Disease

Clinical Trials on Exercise

Search Similar Trials