Actively Recruiting
Kidney Transplant Improvement Through New Exercise Training to Increase Capacity
Led by University of Pennsylvania · Updated on 2026-05-06
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
109 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pennsylvania
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a home-based exercise program can be safely and feasibly used to improve physical activity and physical function in adults waiting for a kidney transplant. The study will also learn how acceptable and useful this program is for participants. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can a remote exercise program be delivered successfully to people on the kidney transplant waiting list? * Do participants follow the exercise program and wear a physical activity tracker as asked? * Is the program safe and well tolerated? Researchers will compare two groups to see if the exercise program leads to higher physical activity and better physical function: * Usual pre-transplant care with a physical activity tracker * Usual pre-transplant care plus an online exercise program Participants will: * Wear a wrist activity tracker to measure daily physical activity * Complete a one-week baseline period before being assigned to a study group * Be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to one of two groups * If assigned to the exercise group, take part in online exercise classes at home for 12 weeks with reminders and feedback, and then another 12 weeks without reminders and feedback * Answer questionnaires about their health, activity, and experience in the study This study may help researchers learn how to better support people waiting for kidney transplant through safe, home-based exercise programs.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Kidney Transplant Improvement Through New Exercise Training to Increase Capacity
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be at least 60 years old
- Receive transplant care at Penn Medicine
- Be on the kidney transplant waiting list
- Speak and understand English
- Be able to walk
- Have at least one physical function limitation or one frailty metric
- Have access to a device with internet and app capability
- Be able to provide written informed consent
- Be cleared for physical activity by the PAR-Q or written medical clearance
You will not qualify if you...
- Had a myocardial infarction or stroke within 3 months before enrollment
- Unable to self-monitor with study devices (e.g., due to dementia)
- Not cleared to exercise by PAR-Q or lack written medical clearance
- Currently participating in another physical activity study
- Have any reason they expect they cannot complete the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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Research Team
S
Sarah Schrauben, MD, MSCE
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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