Living donor recovery program falls short
NCT ID NCT03865264
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special recovery program could help living liver and kidney donors recover faster and with less pain. The program included exercise and other resources before the transplant. The study was stopped early and only enrolled 21 people, so results are limited.
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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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2017
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Ages ≥ 18 years 2. Cleared by a physician to participate in an exercise program 3. Approved for evaluation to be a living liver or kidney donor 4. Subjects willing and able to comply with the protocol procedures for the duration of the study, including the exercise regimen and scheduled follow-up visits 5. Subjects who have given IRB-approved written informed consent, prior to any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice to future medical care Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any co-morbidity restricting the subject's ability to walk alone 2. Pregnant or breast-feeding women
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States