Walk away from memory loss: exercise trial for kidney patients
NCT ID NCT07160959
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a simple home exercise program can prevent memory and thinking problems from getting worse in people with advanced chronic kidney disease (stages 4-5). 124 participants will either do low-intensity walking and strength exercises or receive standard care. The goal is to find an easy, drug-free way to protect brain health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based low-intensity interval exercise program (walking and strength training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to protect brain function in people with advanced kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (124 people) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not be generalizable. Exercise adherence at home may be low, and cognitive benefits are uncertain.
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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 124 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
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 years and older
- 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: * CKD at KDOQI stage 4-5 * concomitant MCI (MOCA - MMSE (17 \< MoCA \< 26) or (16 \< MMSE \< 24) Exclusion Criteria: * Absolute contraindication to exercise training (e.g. unstable angina, major amputation, severe heart failure, etc.) * Known life expectancy \< 6-month * Uncorrected anemia (Hb \<9 g/dl) * Non-provision of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Division of Geriatry
Paris, France
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Biogem
Ariano Irpino, 83031, Italy
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Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Kaunas, Lithuania
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Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine
Warsaw, Poland
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University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Nephrology
Groningen, Netherlands
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University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
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