Status:
COMPLETED
Resistance Training During Maintenance Dialysis
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
End Stage Renal Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is a rising incidence of kidney failure in the US, with poor outcomes and high cost. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) affects almost 375,000 individuals in the US at a cost of more than $14 billio...
Detailed Description
The hypotheses to be investigated are that, compared to ESRD patients on maintenance dialysis receiving stretches only, the addition of 30-45 min of progressive resistance training during the hemodial...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female ESRD patients over 30 years of age
- ESRD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis 3x/wk for at least 3 months
- Willing to be randomized to either study group
- Compliance with at least 80% of the dialysis sessions
Exclusion
- Unstable cardiovascular disease
- Any uncontrolled chronic condition
- Cardiac surgery, myocardial infarction, joint replacement, or low extremity fracture within the previous 6 months
- Severe cognitive impairment resulting in inability to understand and provide written informed consent form and or follow instructions
- Current resistance training
- Low extremity amputees
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00363961
Start Date
April 1 2004
End Date
August 1 2007
Last Update
December 10 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111