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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alberta, Mazankowski Heart Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G2B1