Title: Effects of a 12-week home-based exercise training program on aerobic capacity, muscle
mass, liver and spleen stiffness, and quality of life in cirrhotic patients: A randomized controlled
clinical trial
Version: 1 Date: 13 Oct 2021
Reviewer:  Gopal Nambi
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer comments
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to review this article.
Abstract:
1. Include the objective of the study.
2. Mention the study design, study setting, type of randomization, and allocation procedure.
3. Mention the intervention parameters.
4. Include the duration of measuring outcome variables.
5. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
6. The conclusion of the study is not precise and related to the study title.
Manuscript
1. How come this trial is differing from references number 6-11 and 12-14? – please justify.
2. The authors fail to find and report the research gap with recent references in this session.
3. Include the clinical significance of this trial over clinicians, patients, and researchers.
4. Mention the randomization and allocation procedure in detail.
5. In the methods section HIIT was prescribed by the sports scientist, but the participants are
getting moderate-intensity exercise – please justify.
6. Who has recorded the heart rate and what is the reliability and validity of this measurement?
7. Mention the details of intervention (parameters) obtained in the intervention group for study
replication.
8. Include the reliability and validity of all the outcome measures used in the study.
9. Mention the blinding procedure.
10. Describe the acronym of abbreviations, when it is used for the first time.
11. Mention about the demographic details of the participants in the results section.
12. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
13. Report the effect size and MCID values of all the primary and secondary variables.
14. Summarize the discussion part and include the mechanism of interventions on different
variables with recent references.
15. Avoid abbreviations in the conclusion and it should be concise.
Title: Effects of a 12-week home-based exercise training program on aerobic capacity, muscle
mass, liver and spleen stiffness, and quality of life in cirrhotic patients: A randomized controlled
clinical trial
Version: 1 Date: 13 Oct 2021
Reviewer:  Gopal Nambi
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer comments
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to review this article.
Abstract:
1. Include the objective of the study.
2. Mention the study design, study setting, type of randomization, and allocation procedure.
3. Mention the intervention parameters.
4. Include the duration of measuring outcome variables.
5. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
6. The conclusion of the study is not precise and related to the study title.
Manuscript
1. How come this trial is differing from references number 6-11 and 12-14? – please justify.
2. The authors fail to find and report the research gap with recent references in this session.
3. Include the clinical significance of this trial over clinicians, patients, and researchers.
4. Mention the randomization and allocation procedure in detail.
5. In the methods section HIIT was prescribed by the sports scientist, but the participants are
getting moderate-intensity exercise – please justify.
6. Who has recorded the heart rate and what is the reliability and validity of this measurement?
7. Mention the details of intervention (parameters) obtained in the intervention group for study
replication.
8. Include the reliability and validity of all the outcome measures used in the study.
9. Mention the blinding procedure.
10. Describe the acronym of abbreviations, when it is used for the first time.
11. Mention about the demographic details of the participants in the results section.
12. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
13. Report the effect size and MCID values of all the primary and secondary variables.
14. Summarize the discussion part and include the mechanism of interventions on different
variables with recent references.
15. Avoid abbreviations in the conclusion and it should be concise.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Effects of a 12-week home-based exercise training program on aerobic capacity, muscle
mass, liver and spleen stiffness, and quality of life in cirrhotic patients: A randomized controlled
clinical trial
Version: 1 Date: 13 Oct 2021
Reviewer:  Gopal Nambi
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer comments
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to review this article.
Abstract:
1. Include the objective of the study.
2. Mention the study design, study setting, type of randomization, and allocation procedure.
3. Mention the intervention parameters.
4. Include the duration of measuring outcome variables.
5. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
6. The conclusion of the study is not precise and related to the study title.
Manuscript
1. How come this trial is differing from references number 6-11 and 12-14? – please justify.
2. The authors fail to find and report the research gap with recent references in this session.
3. Include the clinical significance of this trial over clinicians, patients, and researchers.
4. Mention the randomization and allocation procedure in detail.
5. In the methods section HIIT was prescribed by the sports scientist, but the participants are
getting moderate-intensity exercise – please justify.
6. Who has recorded the heart rate and what is the reliability and validity of this measurement?
7. Mention the details of intervention (parameters) obtained in the intervention group for study
replication.
8. Include the reliability and validity of all the outcome measures used in the study.
9. Mention the blinding procedure.
10. Describe the acronym of abbreviations, when it is used for the first time.
11. Mention about the demographic details of the participants in the results section.
12. Mention the reports with 95%CI (Upper – lower limit) for all the variables.
13. Report the effect size and MCID values of all the primary and secondary variables.
14. Summarize the discussion part and include the mechanism of interventions on different
variables with recent references.
15. Avoid abbreviations in the conclusion and it should be concise.
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