Instructed Home-based Physical Exercise for Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The study will compare two forms of advice regarding physical activity for patients hospitalized with cirrhosis that are preparing for leaving the hospital. One arm consists of current standard of care: simple oral advice on exercise. One arm instead gives patients a structured but simple paper template on physical activity.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Liver cirrhosis diagnosed with previous clinical assessment and radiology (de-formed liver, noduli, varices, collaterals, splenomegaly \>12 cm) or with biopsy (fibrosis grade 4). ICD-code K70.3, K74.6.
• MELD \< 25
• Understanding the Swedish language.
• Signed informed consent.
Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITING
Stockholm
Contact Information
Primary
Hannes Hagström, MD PhD
hannes.hagstrom@ki.se
0046858580000
Backup
Andrea Lindfors, MD
andrea.lindfors@sll.se
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-08-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Active_comparator: Standard of care
Oral advice on exercise from a physician.
Experimental: Active intervention
A leaflet with instructions and images on different forms of physical activities as well as clear recommendations on when to perform these.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Karolinska University Hospital
Collaborators: Karolinska Institutet