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Effect of Acute Endurance Exercise on the Production of FGF21 and Follistatin in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Effect of Acute Endurance Exercise on the Production of FGF21 and Follistatin in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07189624
Acronym
ECHEF
Enrollment
12
Registered
2025-09-24
Start date
2025-12-31
Completion date
2029-04-30
Last updated
2025-12-31

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Conditions

Cirrhosis With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Brief summary

The main purpose of the study is to characterize the production of hepatokines (FGF21 and Follistatin) in response to a submaximal exercise on an ergocycle, in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The effect of exercise on hepatokines and metabolites production in liver cancer patients is not known. Studying this production could help to provide relevant recommendations for training programming in these patients.

Interventions

OTHERExercise

30-minutes exercise on a bicycle with heart rate monitor and gas exchange analyzer.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Hepatocellular carcinoma developed on cirrhosis * Cirrhosis of any etiology, defined by a liver elasticity measurement \>15kPa or a history of cirrhosis decompensation * Hepatocellular carcinoma with indication for treatment by immunotherapy or chemoembolization * Child-Pugh scores A and B7 * WHO score ≤ 2 * Affiliation to french national social security system

Exclusion criteria

* Hepatic encephalopathy grade II or higher * Bone metastasis * Surgery performed within 30 days prior to inclusion visit * Liver transplant * Muscle injury within 3 months of inclusion * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice) * Participation in another clinical trial within 10 days of inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Systemic hepatokines rates (FGF-21 and follistatin)Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately after exercise, 1 hour after the end of exerciseBlood samples

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Muscle pain assessmentBaseline (pre-exercise), immediately after exercise, 1 hour after the end of exerciseVisual analog scale. Score from 0 (total absence of muscle pain) to 10 (maximum muscle pain).

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Fatigue assessmentBaseline (pre-exercise), immediately after exercise, 1 hour after the end of exerciseVisual analog scale. Score from 0 (total absence of fatigue) to 10 (maximum fatigue).
Perception of effort assessmentBaseline (at the beginning), periprocedural (middle of exercise), immediately after exerciseBorg scale
Production of metabolitesBaseline (pre-exercise), immediately after exercise, 1 hour after the end of exerciseBlood samples

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactLise Laclautre
promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr0473754963

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026