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Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation

Key facts

Where
Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Durham, Indianapolis, Little Rock, Loma Linda, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle, United StatesSee the 12 sites

Where in United States

  • University of MichiganAnn Arbor, United StatesContact: Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBANo longer taking part
  • Johns HopkinsBaltimore, United StatesContact: Betsy King, MDTaking people
  • Northwestern UniversityChicago, United StatesContact: Daniel Ganger, MDTaking people
  • Baylor Scott & White HealthDallas, United StatesContact: Robert Rahimi, MDTaking people
  • Duke University Medical CenterDurham, United StatesContact: Matthew Kappus, MDTaking people
  • Indiana UniversityIndianapolis, United StatesContact: Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBANo longer taking part
  • University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, United StatesContact: Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBANo longer taking part
  • Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, United StatesContact: Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBANo longer taking part
  • Columbia UniversityNew York, United StatesContact: Elizabeth Verna, MDTaking people
  • University of PittsburghPittsburgh, United StatesContact: Amit Tevar, MDTaking people
  • University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, United StatesContact: Jennifer C Lai, MD, MBATaking people
  • University of WashingtonSeattle, United StatesContact: Meredith Pearson, MDTaking people

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Trial details

Who runs it
University of California, San Francisco
Trial code
NCT03228290
Record updated
14 July 2026
Original description
This will be a prospective cohort study of patients with liver disease. Subjects will undergo geriatric assessments of frailty, functional status, and disability using functional status measures at baseline and at every clinic visit in the pre-transplant setting. Subjects will also answer questions regarding quality of life, personality, and/or cognitive function. Subjects will again undergo assessments at every clinic visit through 12 months after transplant. Then, they will be followed annually.Read full original descriptionShow less

Functional Assessment in Liver Transplant Candidates (FrAILT) Study

This will be a prospective cohort study of patients with liver disease. Subjects will undergo geriatric assessments of frailty, functional status, and disability using functional status measures at baseline and at every clinic visit in the pre-transplant setting. Subjects will also answer questions regarding quality of life, personality, and/or cognitive function. Subjects will again undergo assessments at every clinic visit through 12 months after transplant. Then, they will be followed annually.

Inclusion: Adult (≥18 years old); Are seen for the treatment of liver disease.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03228290