Prehab and Creatine/Whey Supplementation in Frailty Among Patients With Cirrhosis
Physical Prehabilitation With and Without Creatine/Whey Protein Supplementation Effects on Frailty In Patients With Cirrhosis
University of California, San Francisco
100 participants
Apr 15, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Frailty and muscle health are important for patients with chronic liver disease. This study looks at the use of a digital prehabilitation app (HEAL-ME) plus creatine and whey protein combination supplementation on maintaining muscle health in patients with liver disease. The investigators anticipate that this combination of supplementation and nutrition/exercise prehabilitation app will maintain muscle health in patients with liver disease.
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Interventions
HEAL-ME is a digital prehabilitation app that provides semi-guided nutrition/exercise prehabilitation
Patients will take 5g creatine supplementation daily for 13 weeks
Patients will take 35g whey protein supplementation daily
Patients will be administered daily placebo supplementation.
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NCT07029243