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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01216722
Date of registration: 06/10/2010
Primary sponsor: University of Miami
Public title: Study of Resistance Strengthening Versus Ambulation Post-Liver Transplant
Scientific title: Comparison of Targeted Lower Extremity Strengthening and Usual Care Progressive Ambulation in Subjects Post Liver Transplant: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: October 2007
Target sample size: 52
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01216722
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Kathryn Roach, PhD, PT
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Miami
Name:   David W Mandel, PhD, PT
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Affiliation:  University of Miami Dept. of Physical Therapy
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Undergone Liver Transplantation a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks prior
to enrollment

- Ambulatory without physical assistance, but permitted to use a cane or walker

Exclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

- Significant Cardiopulmonary disease

- Neurological / Neuromuscular Disorder including cerebral vascular accident (CVA),
Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia unrelated to Hepatic
Encephalopathy, dystonia, multiple sclerosis, and polio.

- Blindness

- Inability to comprehend the English or Spanish Language



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Activities of Daily Living
Liver Transplantation
Resistance Training
Intervention(s)
Other: Resistance Strengthening Exercise Program
Primary Outcome(s)
30-Second Chair-Stand Test [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
30-Second Chair-Stand Test [Time Frame: Baseline]
Bridge Test [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Bridge Test [Time Frame: Baseline]
Heel Rise Test [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Heel Rise Test [Time Frame: Baseline]
Six Minute Walk Test [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Six Minute Walk Test [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) [Time Frame: Baseline]
Short Form (SF-36) Questionnaire [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Short Form (SF-36) Questionnaire [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
20070787
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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