Solid organ transplantation (SOT) saves the lives of patients suffering from end-stage liver, heart, kidney, pancreas, and lung diseases 1,2 and improves disease-related symptoms as well as the quality of life (QoL) in these individuals. 3 Recent statistics show that close to 100 800 solid organ transplants are performed every year worldwide. 4 Many SOT candidates suffer from chronic disease for years before receiving a transplant, and depending on their health condition and which organ is involved, multiple systems may be compromised. 5,6 Studies have shown that SOT candidates experience limitations in exercise capacity secondary to central and peripheral factors 6-9 which may impact their levels of daily physical activity 10-13 and consequently on the psychosocial aspects of their lives. 14 In the general population, physical inactivity reduces normal functioning of major organ systems such as the cardiovascular, cardiopulmonary,

Background:Exercise training programs must be described in detail to facilitate replication and implementation. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of exercise training program description in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Methods: We evaluated 21 RCTs reporting on exercise interventions in SOT recipients that were included in a recent systematic review/meta-analysis conducted by the research team. This previous review investigated the effects of exercise training (versus no training) in adult SOT recipients. Several databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched from inception to May 2019. Three reviewers independently rated the exercise programs for SOT using the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT). Results: Mean score of the CERT was 6/19. None of the RCTs described all items of the CERT. Items of crucial importance, such as adherence, whether the exercise was done individually or in a group, whether there were home program or non-exercise components, and the type and number of adverse events, were either not mentioned or not described in detail. Conclusion: RCTs in exercise in SOT recipients did not satisfactorily report their exercise protocols, which can lead to difficulties in replication by researchers and implementation by clinicians.