An Exercise and Wellness Behavior Change Program for Solid Organ Transplant: A Clinical Research Protocol for the Transplant Wellness Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise prehabilitation is an evidence-based, safe, and effective method to increase quality of life, physical fitness and function, and post-surgical outcomes in solid organ transplant (SOT) patients. However, few prehabilitation programs for SOT patients exist in practice. Furthermore, there is a lack of multimodal prehabilitation programs that include behavior change support. To address this need, the Transplant Wellness Program (TWP) was designed.

Objectives

The objective of the TWP is to assess both the effectiveness and implementation of a comprehensive and multimodal exercise and wellness behavior change intervention for patients undergoing kidney or liver transplant.

Design

The TWP is a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial consisting of exerci

SUBMITTER: Sim JAP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500225 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature