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Video Game-Like grip trainer boosts fistula health in kidney patients

NCT ID NCT05686200

Disease control Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether using a smart grip device with a game-like app could improve blood vessel function and hand strength in 52 kidney patients who had just had a first arteriovenous fistula surgery. Participants used the device daily for eight weeks, and researchers tracked changes in fistula maturity and grip strength. The goal was to see if making exercise fun could help patients stick with it and get better results.

What this could mean

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Active substance
intelligent forearm isometric exercise device with game software
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, engaging way for kidney patients to improve fistula health and hand strength after surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 52 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise device is not a standard treatment and may not be widely available.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

52 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Finished

Apr 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 20 years old * Regular follow-up in the nephrology clinic * Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at stage 5 (or 5D) * Expect to do the first autologous arteriovenous fistula surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Not the first autologous arteriovenous fistula surgery * Have undergone percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the arm receiving autologous arteriovenous fistula * Have undergone orthopedic disease-related surgery in the arm receiving autologous arteriovenous fistula * Have been cardiovascular events within the past 3 months * Have been heart function Left ventricular ejection fraction within the past 3 months \<30%.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congenital arteriovenous fistula end stage renal failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Arteriovenous fistula Isometric exercise

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Taipei, Taipei City, 112303, Taiwan

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