Prehabilitation in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: protocol of a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT) are often frail, and malnourished. The period of time on the waitlist provides an opportunity to improve their physical fitness. Prehabilitation appears to improve the physical fitness of patients before major surgery. Little is known about prehabilitation in patients with cirrhosis. The aim of this feasibility study will be to investigate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of a multimodal prehabilitation programme in this patient population.

Methods and analysis

This is an open-label single-arm feasibility trial recruiting 25 consecutive adult patients with cirrhosis active on the LT waiting list of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Individuals will be excluded based on criteria devel

SUBMITTER: Benmassaoud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202729 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature