The Effect of Calisthenic Exercise on Aerobic Capacity, Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hemodialysis; Physical Activity; Quality of Life; Patient

Treatments: Other: Calisthenic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05166486

Elifibo22

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aimed this study is to examine the effects of calisthenic exercises on aerobic capacities, muscle strength and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Full description

The study is a randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study. . At the beginning and end of the study, all patients will be asked to answer questions including demographic information and a quality of life questionnaire for kidney patients. A 6-minute walking test and a 30-second sit-stand test will be applied by the research physiotherapist to measure their aerobic capacity. Again, a dynamometer will be used to measure muscle strength.

The hypotheses the investigators will test for this purpors; H0 Calisthenic exercise in hemodialysis patients increases aerobic capacity. H1Calisthenic exercise in hemodialysis patients increases muscle strength.H2 Calisthenic exercise in hemodialysis patients improves the quality of life.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being treated in the Hemodialysis unit of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Research and Application Hospital,
• Having good cognitive functions
• Not having regular exercise habits
• Not having a physical disability
• Being between 18-60 years old
• Speaking and understanding Turkish
• Being willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Neurologically affected patients (such as cerebrovascular accident, Gullian Barre)
• Patients with musculoskeletal problems that prevent exercise
• Patients with advanced heart failure, patients with unstable angina pectoris
• Patients with chronic liver failure
• Patients with a history of cardiovascular events (recent within 12 months)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Calisthenic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

The patients in the calisthenic exercise group will be given one-to-one hands-on calisthenic exercises by the research physiotherapist. They will be asked to do these exercises 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Patients will be followed up by asking whether they do their exercises or not. They will be asked to do the exercises twice a month for 8 weeks under the control of a physiotherapist. In this way, it will be ensured that the exercises are done correctly and that the patients do it completely.

Treatment:

Other: Calisthenic exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control