Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Home Based Exercise Therapy in Early Cirrhosis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Conditions:

Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Individuals with Cirrhosis have been shown to have a low aerobic capacity. While supervised exercise training has been shown to be an effective intervention to remedy this, there is currently no data ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Age \>18 and less than or equal to 70 years Liver Cirrhosis Child Pugh Class A or B If required, primary or secondary Variceal prophylaxis in place

Exclusion

  • \- Post-liver transplantation Hepatocellular carcinoma beyond transplant criteria Active non-hepatocellular carcinoma malignancy Significant cardiac disease Hemoglobin (\<80 g/L) Oxygen saturation at rest \<95% Known myopathy Chronic renal failure on dialysis Physical impairment making it impossible to ride an exercise bike or treadmill Orthopedic abnormality preventing exercise training HIV infection Patient unwilling to consent to study Child Pugh class C

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02267421

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

April 11 2022

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University of Alberta, Mazankowski Heart Institute

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G2B1