Effectiveness of exercises done during hemodialysis on renal function and fatigue.

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic kidney disease, stage 5,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/11/016472
• Lead Sponsor: Anubha devagourou

Brief Summary

•Physical exercises done during HD have positive influence on the physical and psychosocial parameters of the patient and does not cost extra time.

•Research studies have confirmed the safety and the effectiveness of intradialytic exercises on decreasing fatigue level and muscle cramps and increasing the efficacy of dialysis.

•Despite the knowledge and adequate evidence about intradialytic exercises, it is still not part of routine care of patients undergoing HD.

•Present study aims to generate further evidence to improve the efficacy of HD and reduce fatigue by the introduction of low intensity intradialytic exercises among CKD patients undergoing HD.

•This includes a set of six exercises (2 upper limb ( arm without HD access) and 4 lower limb).

•The intra-dialytic exercises will be done 90minutes after of start of HD.

•No. of repetitions for each exercises is 10/min.

•A set of exercises will be repeated thrice at an interval of 10 minutes between each set during HD

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-03-12
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients having upper arm functional AV fistula (based on physician’s assessment) access.
• 2.Patients undergoing haemodialysis for >3months, two to three times a week for 4 hrs per treatment.
• 3.Age of patients: 15-65yrs.
• 4.Patients who are willing to participate, conscious and can communicate in Hindi/English language.
• 5.Patients are independently able to perform low intensity intradialytic exercises.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients with unstable hemodynamic status (based on physician’s assessment).
• 2.Patients with a history of angina in last 3months, any contra-indications to perform exercises (based on physician’s diagnosis) 3.Patients with foot ulcer, sores, pitting edema (based on clinical examination by physician).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum urea creatinine and fatigue levels	Serum urea creatinine and fatigue levels measured at 0, 2, 4 and 6 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NA	NA

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AIIMS, New Delhi; 🇮🇳 South, DELHI, India

AIIMS, New Delhi

🇮🇳South, DELHI, India

Anubha Devagourou

Principal investigator

9818259402

anjulog02@yahoo.co.in