The Effect of Walking in Kidney Transplant Patients

Ege University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cardiac Disease; Kidney Transplant; Complications

Treatments: Device: pedometer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05003193

fatma.demir1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cardiovascular diseases are among the most common causes of death in kidney transplant patients. Physical activity is of great importance in preventing cardiovascular diseases after transplantation. Although regular physical activity is recommended in international guidelines to prevent post-transplant mortality and morbidity in kidney transplant patients, studies have shown that patients do not follow regular physical activity instructions.The aim of our project is to examine the effect of pedometer-assisted physical activity on metabolic parameters after kidney transplantation.

Full description

Patients with kidney transplant surgery will be randomized to the intervention (n: 34) and control groups (n: 34), respectively, according to the transplant surgery date. Intervention and Control groups will be given the same training on the importance of physical activity during discharge training. The pedometer will be given to the intervention group to evaluate the activity level, and it will be said that their goal is to take 2000 steps in 20 minutes a day after discharge. Patients will be asked to carry the pedometer during physical activity, and to write down the number of steps they take in 20 minutes on the form given to them for 90 days. Patients in the control group will only be advised to do physical activity every day and will be asked to record the minutes of physical activity they do for 90 days. Metabolic parameters of the patients in the intervention and control groups will be examined at the end of the 4th and 12th months. These parameters are blood pressure, body mass index, complete blood count (hemoglobin, leukocyte, thrombocyte), blood glucose, sodium, potassium, calcium, liver enzymes, serum creatinine, total and indirect bilirubin, albumin and total cholesterol levels.

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: • Over the age of 18 and under the age of 65,

• Kidney transplantation at the center where the study was conducted between the research dates,
• There is no activity restriction recommendation by the physician,
• Patients who agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple organ transplantation at the same time,
• Death or graft loss/rejection in the hospital before discharge,
• Patients with physical activity restrictions by the physician,
• Patients who are re-hospitalized within the first 3 months after discharge

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Using a pedometer

Experimental group

Description:

The pedometer will be given to the intervention group to evaluate the activity level and to encourage a walk , it will be said that their goal is to take 2000 steps in 20 minutes a day after discharge. Patients will be asked to carry the pedometer during physical activity, and to write down the number of steps they take in 20 minutes on the form given to them for 90 days.

Treatment:

Device: pedometer

Not using a pedometer

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not be given a pedometer.Patients in the control group will only be instructed to do physical activity every day and will be asked to record the minutes of physical activity they do for 90 days.