Feasibility of a Home-Based Exercise Program for Managing Posttransplant Metabolic Syndrome in Lung and Liver Transplant Recipients: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Dmitry Rozenberg   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD ;   Daniel Santa Mina   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Sahar Nourouzpour   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Encarna Camacho Perez   ^{1, 5} , MSc ;   Brooke Lyn Stewart   ⁶ , RD ;   Lisa Wickerson   ^{2, 7} , BScPT, MSc, PhD ;   Cynthia Tsien   ^{2, 8} , MPH, MD ;   Nazia Selzner   ^{2, 8} , MD, PhD ;   Josh Shore   ¹ , MSc ;   Meghan Aversa   ^{1, 2} , MSc, MD ;   Minna Woo   ⁹ , MD, PhD ;   Sandra Holdsworth   ¹⁰ , Dip ;   Karina Prevost   ¹⁰ , BSc ;   Jeff Park   ¹ , BSc ;   Amirhossein Azhie   ^{2, 8} , MD ;   Ella Huszti   ¹¹ , PhD ;   Elizabeth McLeod   ⁶ , RD ;   Sarah Dales   ⁶ , RD ;   Mamatha Bhat   ^{2, 8} , MD, PhD

¹ Respirology and Lung Transplantation, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

² Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ GoodHope Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ Nutrition, Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁸ Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁹ Endocrinology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, ON, Canada

¹¹ Biostatistics Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada