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NCT Number: NCT05376826

Effectiveness of Nurse-led Physical Therapy in Terms of Patient Competency, Patient Engagement and Physical Performance.

Due to Prolonged diseased Condition, Patients are not able to care for themselves and even avoid movement their range of motion is limited which may develop frailty among Liver disease Patients.

This Study aims at assessing Engagement, Competency and Physical Performance of Physical Frail Chronic Liver disease Patients before and after Nurse led Physical therapy.

Besides these Parameters effect of Intervention on Physical frailty will also be assessed.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Behavior Fibrosis Health Behavior Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Participation Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

20 year–88 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sonam Kumari

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110070, India

About this study

Research Approach: Quantitative Study Research design: Quasi Experimental Research design ( Pre-test - Post test Control group design) Setting: Study is planned on OPD patients of ILBS, New Delhi. Sampling Technique: Random Allocation in Experiment and Control group after matching for age and gender Sample size: 80 Patients Variables: Independent variable- Nurse-led Physical therapy Dependent Variable- Patient Competency, Patient Engagement, Physical Performance.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD <24)
  • Follow up of Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD<24)
  • Participants willing for Research

Exclusion criteria

  • Frail Patients who are bedridden
  • presence of hepatopulmonary disease
  • Presence of neurological defects
  • Previous history of Liver Transplantation
  • Severe COPD, Heart Failure

Treatment and study plan

Nurse Led Physical Therapy

Behavioral

Nurse Led Physical Therapy in Form of Range of Motion Exercises

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Competency by patient Competency Scale at 1 week

    Time frame: 1 week

    Compare Patient Competency using patient Competency Scale. The total score of this scale ranges from 0-84 with minimum score 28 and maximum score 84. Higher scores mean a highly competent score.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Engagement by Patient Engagement Scale at 1 week

    Time frame: 1 week

    Patient Engagement using Patient Engagement Scale. The total score of this scale ranges from 10-40 with minimum score 10 and maximum score 40. Higher scores mean a highly engaged.

  2. Physical Performance by six minute walk test at 1 week

    Time frame: 1 week

    Physical Performance using six minute walk test in Physically Frail Chronic Liver disease patients before and after Physical Therapy. The distance covered measures physical performance, where distance more than 300 meter means normal physical performance and less than or equal to 300 meter means low physical performance.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Nurse-led Physical Therapy in Terms of Patient Competency, Patient Engagement and Physical Performance Among CLD Patients With Physical Frailty.

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 17, 2022
Registry last updated
May 17, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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