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Prehabilitation for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation

NCT05237583 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-04-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will assess the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of a structured prehabilitation program combining exercise training, nutritional optimization and psychological support for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation.

Conditions

  • Cirrhosis, Liver
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Frailty

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prehabilitation

All participants will be offered a multimodal prehabilitation program. This program will include an individualized and supervised aerobic and resistance exercise training program, nutritional optimization, and psychological support. The program will last 6 months or until liver transplantation, whichever comes first.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amine Benmassaoud, MD · Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-23
Primary Completion
2025-12-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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