Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation and Passive Leg Mobilisation on Blood Pressure and Dialysis Efficacy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypotension

• Registration Number: NCT00328289
• Lead Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: Intradialytic blood pressure and dialysis efficacy (in terms of urea removal) improve under electrical muscle stimulation or passive leg movement on a treadmill.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Study First Submitted: 2006-05-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-05-18
• Study First Posted: 2006-05-19
• Study Completion: 2007-03
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Dialysis patients able to put legs on a treadmill

Exclusion Criteria

• Dialysis duration shorter than 3 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure
Urea removal

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of hypotensive episodes on dialysis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Berne; 🇨🇭 Berne, Switzerland