Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of quadriceps force and oral administration of branched-chain amino acid in patients after Living-donor liver transplantation

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of quadriceps force and oral administration of branched-chain amino acid in patients after Living-donor liver transplantation - Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and branched chain amino acid in patients after Living-donor liver transplantation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000035957

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-01

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients after Living-donor liver transplantation

Interventions

Intervention group: We used electrical muscle stimulation. Stimulation region: Quadriceps muscle Intensity: Symmetrical biphasic square pulsed current at 45 Hz Pulse: 400 ms Duty cycle: 12 s

Aminoleban Dose frequency

after every meal administration period

1 month after LDLT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The adult patient that is possible to evaluated in patients of preoperative living doner liver transplantation. Informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Musculoskeletal impairment 2) Cerebral vascular disorder 3) Severe visually and hearing impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quadriceps force	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
An activity of daily living, Postoperative day	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasafumi Haraguchi

Nagasaki University Hospital Department of gastroenterology and Hepatology

mharaguchi@nagasaki-u.ac.jp095-819-7481

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026