Airogym exercise on solute removal

Completed

Conditions: Renal artery obstruction
Urological and Genital Diseases

Registration Number: ISRCTN93284328

Lead Sponsor: Durban University of Technology

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

1. On a chronic hemodialysis schedule
2. Hemodynamically stable
3. Attending haemodialysis at the Bloemfontein Mediclinic Hospital or Newcastle Private Hospital Renal Unit
4. Receiving haemodialysis twice or three times a week
5. Eighteen years old and above

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients not on a chronic haemodialysis schedule
2. Patients medically unfit to participate (confirmed by doctor’s incharge of renal unit patients)
3. Patients not willing to comply with protocol
4. Patients that are diabetic

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients experience of the exercise program, measured using questionnaires completed once a month over a nine month period.<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Urea, creatinine and potassium levels, measured using biochemical analysis of blood samples, taken once a month for nine months from each participant before the dialysis session and afterwards<br>2. Degree of edema of the lower limb, measured in centimeters around the ankles (right and left) before and after dialysis<br>3. Statistical Analysis. Paired student’s t-test was used to determine level of significance, using the statistical package SPSS 9.0 for Windows