Increasing Activity in Liver Transplant Patients

Liver Transplant Clinical Trial

Official title:

Increasing Physical Activity in Post Liver Transplant Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02058498
• Other study ID #: 13-004699
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 4, 2014
• Last updated: February 6, 2014
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: September 2014

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Will adult liver transplant patients who are provided with physical activity (walking) instructions increase their physical activity and perceive an improved quality of life?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: September 2014
• Est. primary completion date: September 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Adult patients 18-65 years of age who receive a liver transplant at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.

• Adult patients who are 5-21 days post liver transplant.

• Must be followed by Mayo Clinic Jacksonville at 4 months postoperatively.

• Approved by a hepatologist and/or transplant surgeon to participate.

Exclusion criteria:

• Patients with active infections

• Patients with encephalopathy or cognitive dysfunction

• Patients who receive a combined liver-kidney transplant

• Patients with severe debility

• Patients who require assistance to ambulate.

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Liver Transplant

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical activity
Participants will be provided physical activity walking instructions and asked to record their daily activity on an activity log. Participants will be given the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and asked about their quality of life at baseline, at 6 weeks and at 4 months.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic in Florida	Jacksonville	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Number of patients who document their physical activity		Baseline to 4 months	No
Primary	Number of participants who increase their physical activity		Baseline to 4 months	No
Secondary	Number of patients who have improved quality of life		Baseline to 4 months	No