Brain-Boosting workouts tested in liver transplant recovery
NCT ID NCT05909371
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding thinking tasks to physical exercises helps liver transplant patients improve their memory, balance, and daily function. 32 adults who had a liver transplant were split into two groups: one did standard physiotherapy, the other did motor-cognitive dual-task exercises. Researchers measured thinking skills, balance, and walking ability before and after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise program to help liver transplant patients recover thinking and balance faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 32 participants. Results may not apply to all liver transplant patients, and the exercises may not provide lasting benefits.
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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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- 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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50 to 80 years
- 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: * Be able to mobilize alone * Having performed a liver transplant over the age of 50 * Spontaneous breathing * Being hemodynamically stable * Ability to read and write * Not having an orthopedic disability and functional capacity limitation * Being conscious and cooperative Exclusion Criteria: * Not agreeing to participate in the study * Not continuing the treatment regularly * Having neurological or neuropsychiatric problems * Being colorblind
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, 27000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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