Exercise during dialysis for better health and coping
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study tests whether moderate exercise during your dialysis sessions can improve your physical health, help you cope with being ill, and change how you think about the benefits and challenges of exercise. If you're on maintenance dialysis, you could feel stronger and more in control of your health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Have been on hemodialysis (a treatment that filters your blood when your kidneys can't) for at least 3 months, typically 4-hour sessions, 3 days a week.
- No heart attack in the last 3 months.
- No chest pain, uncontrolled irregular heartbeat, or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
- Able to communicate and think clearly enough to complete the study tests.
- Not pregnant and not currently undergoing infertility treatment.
- No psychiatric diagnosis that would interfere with participation.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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