The Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on the Functional Capacity of Hemodialysis Patients

University of Calgary

Status: Completed

Conditions: End Stage Kidney Disease

Treatments: Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01877863

E-25253

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of an intradialytic exercise program on functional capacity, aerobic capacity, strength, quality of life, depression, hospitalizations and intradialytic episodes of hypotension. The investigators would also like to look at the impact of exercise training over twelve weeks on hemoglobin levels as well as the clearance of potassium, phosphate and urea. Our hypothesis is that the above mentioned outcomes will positively improve over the twelve week intervention.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cardiac and hemodynamic stability
• Absence of severe musculoskeletal impairment
• Increased musculoskeletal weakness
• Vital signs within normal range for exercise
• Desire/motivated to exercise
• Clearance from nephrologist and Kinesiologist

Exclusion criteria

• Compromised cardiac profiles
• Hemodynamic instability
• Severe bone disease
• Medical conditions which contraindicate exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

intradialytic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

baseline data prior to starting exercise program will be obtained and then compared to the data after 12 weeks of an intradialtyic biking program

Treatment:

Other: exercise