Effectiveness of an 8-week home-based exercise program in cirrhotic patients to increase muscle strength and quality of life: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Status

Unknown

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20240723012

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-23

Start date

2024-04-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

To evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week home-based exercise program in cirrhotic patients to increase muscle strength and quality of life Home exercise in cirrhosis

Interventions

Home Excercise Program,Advice in routine treatment

Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment

Excersice,Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients older than or equal to 20 years to 65 years. 2. The patient has been diagnosed with cirrhosis. 3. Be a patient who comes to be examined at the outpatient examination room. 4. A patient with cirrhosis with a Child-Pugh score less than 7. 5. The patient has ECOG 1-2. 6. The patient has relatives who can actually record and confirm the patient's exercise.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cancer Patient 2. The patient has complications from cirrhosis such as hepatic encephalopathy or has ever had Have a history of bleeding from the digestive tract or have a large amount of ascites (Ascites grade 3) 3. The patient has comorbidities such as end-stage renal disease. Coronary artery disease or patients whose EKG 12 leads show the following arrhythmias: uncontrolled arrhythmia with hemodynamic compromised, tachyarrhythmia with uncontrolled ventricular rate such as AF with rate > 110 beats/minute, advanced atrioventricular block (AV) block (including 2nd degree AV block Mobitz II and 3rd degree AV block) chronic lung disease such as emphysema or asthma and oxygen measurement found to be less than 95% and from lung x-ray there were no features of emphysema.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Effectiveness of exercise (Increase Muscle strength and quality of life) 8 Weeks Muscle strength	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
N/A N/A N/A	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactFaicome Srithiphan

Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Faicomesri@gmail.com053936120

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026