Dialysis workout: simple moves may boost brain and body
NCT ID NCT07319468
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether doing aerobic or free exercises during dialysis sessions can reduce fatigue, improve walking ability, and help thinking in people with kidney failure. Sixty-nine adults aged 50 to 60 on maintenance hemodialysis will be assigned to different exercise routines. The goal is to find a simple way to improve daily life for dialysis patients.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 69 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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Other sponsor
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50 to 60 years
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: All patients were included according to the following criteria: 1. Age between 50-60years. 2. The patients had been on hemodialysis for at least 3 months with three sessions per week for 3-4hr per session. 3. The patients were diagnosed with end stage renal failure (stage5 CKD) on maintenance regular HD (three sessions/week (on alternate days), for four hours/session) for more than three months. (Receiving HD through uncomplicated arm arteriovenous (A-V) fistula 4. Under medical control 5. Both men and women were enrolled 6. Body math index ranged from 18,5- 24.9 kg/m² Exclusion Criteria: Patients who experienced or had one or more of the following were excluded from the study: 1. Patients with resting systolic blood pressure \>200 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>120 mmHg. 2. patients with neurological problems (e.g. stroke, head injury) 3. patients with musculoskeletal problems (e.g. sever osteoarthritis or difficulties in ambulation) 4. Patients with uncontrolled pulmonary disease. (e.g. exaggerated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute asthma) 5. Patients with mental health problems and cognitive impairment due to inability to teach them how to make respiratory training. 6. Any patient who missed more than two weeks of the program or want to terminate the program. 7. Severe obesity (BMI \>35) 8. Presence of malignant disease. 9. Patients with unstable angina, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, decompensated heart failure, acute pericarditis or myocarditis. 10. The patients had hearing impairment or mental disorders.
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