Simple home workouts may help prevent frailty in diabetes and kidney disease patients
NCT ID NCT05527574
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a six-month home-based exercise program using elastic bands to prevent frailty in 120 adults aged 50-85 with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The program aimed to improve muscle strength and daily functioning. Researchers measured changes in frailty status, muscle mass, and quality of life compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Resistance exercise using elastic bands
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this home-based exercise program could help prevent frailty and improve quality of life for older adults with diabetes and kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study (120 participants) testing a specific exercise program. Results may not apply to everyone, and long-term benefits are not yet proven.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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50 to 85 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: * Adults (50-85 years) * Clinically Diagnosed with diabetes (Type 2) and stage 1-IV CKD (Glomerular Filtration - Rate (GFR) 10-89 ml/min/1.73m2). Exclusion Criteria: * Functional and cognitive impairments (MMSE scores\<24) * Severe, permanent vision loss. * Recent history of bone fracture in the last 12 months * History of skeletal muscular disorders which precludes the ability to perform resistance exercises (e.g., moderate to severe osteoarthritis that prevents walking, bending and/or sit to stand or wheelchair dependent) * Pregnant women * Dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) as treatment of kidney disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Clinic - Alberta Kidney Care - North
Edmonton, Alberta, T6L 5X8, Canada
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