Dialysis patients try exercise to fight muscle weakness
NCT ID NCT07303179
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a structured exercise program during dialysis sessions can improve strength, walking ability, and quality of life for people with end-stage kidney disease. About 800 patients will be randomly assigned to either dialysis plus exercise or dialysis alone. The exercise includes warm-up, resistance training, and cycling, done three times a week for two years. Researchers will track changes in walking distance, muscle strength, hospitalizations, and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured exercise rehabilitation therapy (ERT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a standard exercise program that helps dialysis patients feel stronger, walk farther, and have a better quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study. Exercise may be hard for some patients to stick with, and benefits might not be large or apply to everyone.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 74 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: 1. On maintenance hemodialysis for ≥3 months. 2. Age 18-74 years. 3. Receiving adequate standard medical management. 4. Hemodialysis frequency: 3 times per week. 5. Kt/V \> 1.2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV heart failure. 2. Recent uncontrolled unstable angina. 3. Severe peripheral arterial disease or musculoskeletal disorders. 4. Walking distance \<200 meters. 5. Resting oxygen saturation \<90%. 6. Amputation or other conditions precluding exercise.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province
Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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