Video workouts for kidney patients: a new way to boost fitness?
NCT ID NCT07493642
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether watching exercise videos designed for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients can improve their physical fitness and activity levels. Sixty adults with early-stage CKD will be randomly assigned to either a 12-week multimedia education program or standard education. Researchers will measure changes in walking distance, strength, flexibility, and self-reported activity to see if the video approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multimedia exercise education program (instructional videos)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way to help CKD patients stay active and improve their physical fitness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (60 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, not a drug. Results may not be dramatic or widely generalizable.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- Ages
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20 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: * Conscious adults aged 20 years or older who are literate and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. * Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1 to 3b according to the CKD-EPI formula and confirmed by a nephrologist. * Able to operate a mobile device (such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer) and have access to equipment capable of playing multimedia videos; family members or caregivers may assist if necessary. * Able to view and understand multimedia educational video content. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with cognitive or psychiatric disorders that prevent understanding or adherence to the exercise program. * Individuals with gait instability or limb amputation who are unable to perform the exercise protocol. * Individuals with poorly controlled cardiovascular disease, such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina, arrhythmia, or those who have experienced chest pain during activity or rest within the past three months. * Individuals deemed unsuitable for exercise by their attending physician. * Individuals with poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1C \> 9%) accompanied by retinopathy or foot ulcers.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, Taishan District, 243, Taiwan
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