New study aims to set strength standards for dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07642778
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study measures hip muscle strength in 50 adults on hemodialysis using a handheld device. The goal is to create reference values for lower-limb strength in this group. Researchers will also check how strength relates to handgrip, walking speed, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide standard strength benchmarks for kidney disease patients, helping doctors spot muscle weakness earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Patients with CKD undergoing HD in DIAVERUM centers in Spain, male and female, aged 18 and older, who have been on dialysis for more than one month.
- Ages
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18 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: * ≥1 months on HD (3 weekly sessions of 4 hours) Exclusion Criteria: * Lower-limb amputation; * Neurological, musculoskeletal or osteoarticular disorders; * Severe/unstable comorbidities (e.g., decompensated heart failure or diabetes, unstable angina, recent MI, uncontrolled hypertension, severe lung disease, acute infection); * \<1 months on HD; * \<2 sessions/week, * Inability to understand assessments.
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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
1 site. 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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Diaverum Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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