Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Conditions
Keywords
Patient Competency, Patient engagement, Physical Performance, CLD, MELD
Brief summary
Due to Prolonged diseased Condition, Patients are not able to care for themselves and even avoid movement their range of motion is limited which may develop frailty among Liver disease Patients. This Study aims at assessing Engagement, Competency and Physical Performance of Physical Frail Chronic Liver disease Patients before and after Nurse led Physical therapy. Besides these Parameters effect of Intervention on Physical frailty will also be assessed.
Detailed description
Research Approach: Quantitative Study Research design: Quasi Experimental Research design ( Pre-test - Post test Control group design) Setting: Study is planned on OPD patients of ILBS, New Delhi. Sampling Technique: Random Allocation in Experiment and Control group after matching for age and gender Sample size: 80 Patients Variables: Independent variable- Nurse-led Physical therapy Dependent Variable- Patient Competency, Patient Engagement, Physical Performance.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNurse Led Physical Therapy
Nurse Led Physical Therapy in Form of Range of Motion Exercises
Sponsors
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Pre-test - Post test Control group design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 88 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD \<24) * Follow up of Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD\<24) * Participants willing for Research
Exclusion criteria
* Frail Patients who are bedridden * presence of hepatopulmonary disease * Presence of neurological defects * Previous history of Liver Transplantation * Severe COPD, Heart Failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Competency by patient Competency Scale at 1 week | 1 week | Compare Patient Competency using patient Competency Scale. The total score of this scale ranges from 0-84 with minimum score 28 and maximum score 84. Higher scores mean a highly competent score. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Engagement by Patient Engagement Scale at 1 week | 1 week | Patient Engagement using Patient Engagement Scale. The total score of this scale ranges from 10-40 with minimum score 10 and maximum score 40. Higher scores mean a highly engaged. |
| Physical Performance by six minute walk test at 1 week | 1 week | Physical Performance using six minute walk test in Physically Frail Chronic Liver disease patients before and after Physical Therapy. The distance covered measures physical performance, where distance more than 300 meter means normal physical performance and less than or equal to 300 meter means low physical performance. |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed