Can a smartphone app help liver transplant patients recover faster?
NCT ID NCT07530913
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a digital rehabilitation platform helps people recover after a living donor liver transplant. 36 adults will be split into two groups: one gets the digital program plus standard education, the other gets standard education only. Researchers will measure physical function, muscle strength, and quality of life before surgery and up to 3 months after discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital rehabilitation exercise platform
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient way for liver transplant patients to recover strength and function at home using a digital tool.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 36 participants. The digital platform may not significantly improve recovery compared to standard education alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation who require continuous rehabilitation treatment * Adults aged 20 to 65 years * Able to independently operate digital devices such as a smartphone or tablet PC * Able to perform exercises and review feedback using the digital rehabilitation platform * No significant impairment in hearing, vision, or cognitive function that would interfere with understanding audio and visual instructions provided by the platform Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an inadequate level of consciousness or cognitive impairment making cooperation with the rehabilitation exercise program difficult * Patients who have difficulty using digital devices or cannot independently use digital-based services * Patients with severe limitations in muscle strength or range of motion, or amputation-related disability, making the exercise program difficult to perform * Patients who require restriction of movement necessary for the rehabilitation exercise program due to fracture or musculoskeletal instability * Patients with pain during upper or lower extremity movement and biomechanical instability that makes participation difficult * Patients with visual or hearing impairment that interferes with cooperation in the rehabilitation exercise program * Patients who develop medical complications or transplant rejection during study participation * Patients unable to perform physical activity because of abdominal pain
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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