Dialysis patients may regain muscle with simple supplement and exercise combo
NCT ID NCT05884138
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking essential amino acids (protein building blocks) combined with resistance exercise for 12 weeks can improve muscle strength and function in people on hemodialysis who have sarcopenia (muscle loss). Forty participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or usual care. The goal is to see if this approach can help patients walk better and feel stronger.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- essential amino acid supplementation and resistance exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help dialysis patients regain muscle strength and mobility.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants. The results may not apply to all dialysis patients, and the benefits could be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with hemodialysis * Community-dwellers * Able to walk with or without assistive devices for more than 100 meters Exclusion Criteria: * A person with cancer disease. * People with psychiatric symptoms. * A person who has an absorption disorder or has a history of resection of the small intestine or colon * Pregnant women * A person treated for acute bacterial infections * A person who is in a wheelchair due to inconvenience in walking.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea, 35015, South Korea
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