Impact of regular exercise during haemodialysis on arterial stiffness

Improvement of arterial compliance with regular exercise during haemodialysis

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000158561

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-04

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Assessing the impact of exercise (one hour, 3 times weekly on dialysis) using a bicycle ergometer for 3 months, on arterial stiffness (and therefore cardiovascular health) in patients on haemodialysis. Using pulse wave velocity (non invasive applanation tonometry) to measure the changes in degree of arterial siffness

Interventions

The implementation of regular exercise during haemodialysis sessions. Regular exercise will be in the form of pedal bicycle ergometry, one hour on dialysis, 3 times weekly for 3 months. Cross-over will occur at 3 months with a one week wash-out period in between the exercise and no exercise arms.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult conventional haemodialysis patients (3-5hrs, 3x weekly).

Exclusion criteria

Active respiratory disease or ischaemic heart disease, unable to execise with a pedal bicycle ergometer, unable to give infomed consent.

Outcome results