Investigation of the Effects of Motor Cognitive Dual Task Exercises on Cognitive Function, Balance and Functional Capacity in Patients Who Have Undergone Liver Transplantation.

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Doctoral Thesis Work

Liver transplantation is a life-saving treatment of choice for patients with acute or chronic liver failure. Liver transplantation is performed with a graft taken from a living donor or cadaver in patients with end-stage liver failure or who develop various complications regardless of the stage of the disease.In liver diseases, cognitive problems occur as well as physical problems. It has been observed that in some liver diseases, including hepatitis C, Wilson's disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, cognitive dysfunction that negatively affects the quality of life of patients, from mild cognitive problems to hepatic encephalopathy.

Our study will be carried out in Malatya İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center Liver Transplant Institute Hospital in order to investigate the effects of motor-cognitive dual-task exercises on cognitive function, balance and functional capacity in liver transplant patients.It will be divided into 2 groups as classical physiotherapy and motor-cognitive exercise. Classical physiotherapy and motor-cognitive exercise programs will be applied to the groups in accordance with the clinical characteristics of the individuals, tolerable, and in a standardized manner specific to the individuals. Evaluations will be made on the first day and at the end of the twenty-fourth session while the patient is in the service before starting the treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Liver Transplantation
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: exercise

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 32
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Gaziantep, Turkey, 27000
    • Recruiting
    • Hasan Kalyoncu University
    • Contact: İlker Demir, PhD; Phone Number: +905067017583; Email: fztilkerdemir@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate
• Having performed a liver transplant over the age of 50
• Spontaneous breathing
• Being hemodynamically stable
• Ability to read and write
• Not having an orthopedic disability and functional capacity limitation
• Being conscious and cooperative

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not agreeing to participate in the study
• Not continuing the treatment regularly
• Having neurological or neuropsychiatric problems
• Being colorblind

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Classical physiotheraphy; The Program Applied to the Classical Physiotherapy Group The Warm-Up The postural exercises Short Breathing exercises Strengthening exercises Don't sit up Daily Balance exercises Walking exercises Pre-cooling exercise An individual-specific standardized exercise program suitable for clinical characteristics will be applied to patients with a maximum of 1 set of 8-12 repetitions for 30-45 minutes for each exercise (Modified Borg scale 4-6 or maximum heart rate 60-70%).	Other: exercise; Application of two different exercises to liver transplant individuals.
Experimental: Motor cognitive exercise group; The Program to be Applied in addition to the Physiotherapy Program to the Motor-cognitive Exercise Group .Remembering the word. Color/week/month/animal names counting/// girls boy names counting/// Country City names counting. from 50 back to 2 bad, 3 er,// counting from 50 back to 4 er//counting from 100 back to 2 bad 2 bad 3 er 3 er and simple arithmetic problems with single digits. Counting the months of the year// Counting the months of the year starting from any month// Counting the months of the year and 30 31 days.	Other: exercise; Application of two different exercises to liver transplant individuals.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of Cognitive Functions	The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale will be used to evaluate cognitive functions. The score is between 0-30 points. In order to be considered as a cognitive disorder, the participant must get a score below 21 points.	One day
Evaluation of Cognitive Functions	The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale will be used to evaluate cognitive functions. The score is between 0-30 points. In order to be considered as a cognitive disorder, the participant must get a score below 21 points. A day before the rehabilitation	One day before the rehabilitation
Evaluation of Balance	Functional reach and timed get-go test were used for dynamic balance assessment, and single-leg standing tests were used for static balance assessment. A day before the rehabilitation	One day before the rehabilitation
Evaluation of Balance	Functional reach and timed get-go test were used for dynamic balance assessment, and single-leg standing tests were used for static balance assessment.At the time of discharge	One day
Assessment of functional capacity	In order to determine the functional capacity, a 6-minute walking test was applied. A day before the rehabilitation	One day before the rehabilitation
Assessment of functional capacity	In order to determine the functional capacity, a 6-minute walking test was applied.At the time of discharge	One day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 16, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): June 18, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): February 1, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Hasankalyoncüüniversityilker

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No