liver cirrhosis
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 19 patients of both sexes, with liver cirrhosis who underwent 12 weeks of physical exercise.
The design and progression of the program was adapted from the positioning of physical
Behavioural
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years; Carrier of liver cirrhosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Smoking; coronary disease; presence of hepatocellular carcinoma; use of vasoactive drugs (except propranolol); use of current interferon or in the last 3 months; use of corticosteroids; duration of the infectious condition; upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the last two weeks; pregnant; musculoskeletal injuries; upper digestive endoscopy with medium or large caliber esophageal varices without eradication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the experimental group, submitted to the intervention with physical exercises, will show an improvement in the physical conditioning evaluated by the increase in muscle strength and cardiorespiratory capacity.;Our results confirm the expected primary outcome, by showing an improvement in handgrip strength, in the total training volume and the variables of cardiorespiratory capacity in the experimental group, in the post-intervention moment when compared to the pre-intervention. In the control group, we observed a worsening or a picture of stability concerning the same variables analyzed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that with the improvement of the physical condition, the experimental group submitted to physical exercises will improve their perception of quality of life.;Our results confirm the expected secondary outcome, by showing an improvement in the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire on the perception of functional capacity, limitations due to physical aspects, pain, general health status and limitations due to social and emotional aspects, at the time when compared to the pre-intervention moment. In the control group, we did not observe differences concerning the moments of the study. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAmanda Brown
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed