NCT03529656

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an early rehabilitation program for immediate liver transplant patients is safe and effective in preventing critical care illness and intensive care unit acquired weakness.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
236

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2014

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2014

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2016

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2017

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 8, 2018

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 18, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

May 18, 2018

Status Verified

May 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

May 8, 2018

Last Update Submit

May 17, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Liver transplantationrehabilitationICU acquired weakness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • ICU day (days)

    up to 60 days

  • ventilator day (days)

    up to 60 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Time to start rehabilitation from ICU admission (days)

    up to 2 weeks

  • in-hospital LOS (days)

    up to 24 weeks

  • hospital readmission rate after surgery (%)

    1 year follow up from the surgery

  • 1 year mortality rate (%)

    1 year follow up from the surgery

Study Arms (2)

Pre-ERP

NO INTERVENTION

A group of patients who underwent liver transplantation surgery before the early rehabilitation program

Post-ERP

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of immediate liver transplant patients who had an early rehabilitation program in ICU care

Behavioral: Early rehabilitation program for liver transplantation

Interventions

Deliver the one of 5-step early rehabilitation program for immediate liver transplant pts on weekday

Post-ERP

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • immediate post liver transplant patients

You may not qualify if:

  • patients who transferred to sub-ICU within 72 hours re-liver transplantation case wound, mental problem post op bleeding unstable vital

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (3)

  • Cortazzo MH, Helkowski W, Pippin B, Boninger ML, Zafonte R. Acute inpatient rehabilitation of 55 patients after liver transplantation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Nov;84(11):880-4. doi: 10.1097/01.phm.0000184093.53032.ed.

  • Kothari AN, Yau RM, Blackwell RH, Schaidle-Blackburn C, Markossian T, Zapf MA, Lu AD, Kuo PC. Inpatient Rehabilitation after Liver Transplantation Decreases Risk and Severity of 30-Day Readmissions. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jul;223(1):164-171.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.01.061. Epub 2016 Feb 13.

  • Maffei P, Wiramus S, Bensoussan L, Bienvenu L, Haddad E, Morange S, Fathallah M, Hardwigsen J, Viton JM, Le Treut YP, Albanese J, Gregoire E. Intensive Early Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit for Liver Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug;98(8):1518-1525. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.01.028. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Liver Transplantation

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tissue TransplantationCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyBiological TherapyTherapeuticsDigestive System Surgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, OperativeOrgan TransplantationTransplantation

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 8, 2018

First Posted

May 18, 2018

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion

March 31, 2016

Study Completion

March 31, 2017

Last Updated

May 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share