Pedaling through dialysis: a new test of Exercise's power
NCT ID NCT07758244
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding gentle aerobic exercise during hemodialysis sessions can improve health outcomes, coping, and perceived benefits of exercise in patients on maintenance dialysis. Participants are randomly assigned to either an exercise group or standard care, with exercise performed three times a week for eight weeks. The study measures changes in clinical parameters and patient-reported outcomes like adherence and perceived barriers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised aerobic exercise performed during hemodialysis sessions
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve physical and emotional well-being for people on dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (40 participants) and short (8 weeks), so results may not apply broadly. Exercise during dialysis may be challenging for some patients.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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18 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: * Having received hemodialysis treatment for 4 hours a day, 3 days a week, for at least 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a history of myocardial infarction within the last 3 months * Having angina pectoris or uncontrolled arrhythmia and uncontrolled hypertension * Having communication or cognitive problems to the extent that one cannot complete the required tests * Being pregnant or undergoing infertility treatment * Having a psychiatric diagnosis
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