Timing your workout during dialysis could boost blood pressure control
NCT ID NCT05889130
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 41 people on hemodialysis to see if doing resistance exercises at the beginning or end of a session affects blood pressure and well-being. Participants did lower-body exercises with sandbags three times a week for eight weeks. Researchers measured blood pressure, muscle strength, physical performance, and quality of life to find the optimal timing.
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 (lower body exercises with sandbags)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help dialysis patients better manage blood pressure and improve muscle strength and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 41 participants, so results may not apply to all dialysis patients. Exercise timing may not significantly affect outcomes.
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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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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Have been on HD treatment for at least 6 months * To be receiving HD treatment for 4 hours 3 days a week * 18 to 90 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Having angina pectoris or uncontrolled arrhythmia and uncontrolled hypertension * Having communication or cognitive problems at a level that cannot fulfill the requirements of the tests * Having an orthopedic problem that cannot do the exercise * Have upcoming travel or kidney transplant plans * Having an intradialytic hypotensive attack in 3 consecutive sessions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marmara University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mus Alparslan University
Muş, Güzeltepe District, 49100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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