Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

In order to ensure the equity of the liver allocation process, it is important to create objective, scientifically validated markers of frailty in patients with end-stage liver disease that accurately predict patient outcomes. Many measures have been developed to assess this clinical state in elderly patients, but none have been applied to patients with cirrhosis, a population at increased risk for accelerated functional decline. This protocol is designed to learn more about the effects of functional status (also known as frailty) in liver transplant patients and patient outcomes both before and after liver transplant.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adults (≥18 years old)

• Listed for liver transplantation, or are listable - i.e, have undergone formal evaluation and been approved for listing if/when patients achieve high enough priority

• Are seen in the outpatient clinic setting

Locations
United States
Texas
Baylor University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Karen D Castro
karen.castro@BSWHealth.org
214-820-6243
Time Frame
Start Date: 2015-10-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 300
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Baylor Research Institute

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