Liver cirrhosis liverdisease Liver disease
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will participate in an eight-week semi-supervised home based
prehabilitation program. This program consists of physical exercise,
nutritional support provided by a dietician, smoking cessat
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Anticipated waitlisting for liver transplantation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe physical or psychological comorbidities that limit participation in the prehabilitation program 2. Acute or acute-on-chronic liver failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter/endpoint is the feasibility of the prehabilitation program (program satisfaction, compliance, and percentage of patients willing to participate in the prehabilitation program). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Physical outcomes (functional capacity, aerobic capacity, daily physical acitvity levels, hand grip strength, and quadriceps strength) -Nutritional outcomes (nutritional status, body composition) -Psychosocial outcomes (health status, anxiety and depression, self-efficacy) -Substance abuse (smoking, alcohol consumption) -Post operative outcomes (length of hospital stay, complications in first 30 days, readmission rate in first 30 days) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactR.F. Wilde
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Outcome results
None listed