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Stretching away dialysis cramps: Nurse-Led program shows promise

NCT ID NCT07262879

Symptom relief Sponsor: Beni-Suef University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether nurse-led stretching exercises during dialysis sessions can reduce the burden of muscle cramps. Sixty adults on maintenance hemodialysis who had leg cramps were split into two groups: one did supervised lower-leg stretches during dialysis twice a week for 8 weeks, while the other received usual care. The goal was to see if stretching could lower cramp intensity, frequency, and pain.

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Active substance
nurse-led lower-limb stretching exercises
What this could lead to
If it works, this simple stretching program could offer a drug-free way to ease painful muscle cramps during dialysis.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with only 60 participants. Results may not apply to all dialysis patients, and the benefit may be modest.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

60 people

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Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Jan 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 21 years or older. * Undergoing maintenance hemodialysis on a thrice-weekly schedule. * Have been on hemodialysis for at least 3 months. * Clinically stable. * Have a history of intradialytic lower-limb muscle cramps in the preceding month. * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Musculoskeletal or neurological disorders that limit safe lower-limb stretching. * Femoral vascular access or recent lower-limb vascular procedures. * Undergoing their first or an emergency hemodialysis session. * Inability to provide informed consent.

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Conditions

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end stage renal failure Muscle Cramp

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Exercise therapy Muscle cramp Nursing care Renal dialysis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beni-Suef University

    Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, 62511, Egypt

  • Beni-Suef University

    Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, 62521, Egypt

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