Simple walk and relax routine tested to fight dialysis fatigue
NCT ID NCT07014111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a program that combines gentle walking with progressive muscle relaxation can help reduce the extreme tiredness (fatigue) that many people with end-stage kidney disease feel while on dialysis. Researchers will enroll 40 adults who are on hemodialysis and feel fatigued. Participants will follow a 12-week program and the study will measure if it is practical and acceptable, not whether it works for sure.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of ESKD diagnosis and receiving hemodialysis for at least 3 months * Can read and speak English * Fatigue measured via visual analogue scale, score ≥4 over the last week * Able to stand and walk one block * Has a cell phone that can receive text messages Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's nephrologist refuses for them to participate * Unstable angina * Unstable pulmonary disease or pulmonary symptoms that preclude participation * Lower-extremity amputation without prosthetic (BKA, AKA) -Orthopedic or neurologic condition that would preclude walking or tensing/releasing of muscles- * Cognitive impairment that, in the judgement of the research team, precludes trial participation * Participation in the formative phase of the development of Fight Fatigue
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Locations
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UI Health/University of Illinois Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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