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The effect of exercise during dialysis

Investigating the effect of stationary cycling exercise during dialysis on dialysis adequacy and laboratory parameters of hemodialysis patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250819066916N1
Enrollment
75
Registered
2025-08-29
Start date
2025-09-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in the intervention group will undergo intradialytic exercise using a stationary bicycle for 8 weeks (2 months), three sessions per week, concurrently with

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over and equal to 18 years Written informed consent to participate in the study Diagnosis of chronic kidney failure and receiving maintenance hemodialysis for at least 3 months Undergoing at least 3 hemodialysis sessions per week No hospitalization within the past month No diagnosed psychiatric or cognitive disorders Having the physical ability to perform exercise on a stationary bicycle during dialysis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years Lack of written informed consent to participate in the study Not having chronic kidney disease and receiving hemodialysis for less than three months Having fewer than three hemodialysis sessions per week Hospitalization within the past month Have a diagnosed psychiatric or cognitive disorder Not being physically fit enough to exercise on a stationary bike during dialysis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dialysis adequacy (Kt/V). Timepoint: Dialysis adequacy (Kt/V) is measured at three time points: baseline, week 4 (mid-study), and week 8 (end of study). Method of measurement: Dialysis adequacy (Kt/V) is calculated by collecting blood samples before and after dialysis and entering the laboratory results and dialysis parameters into the corresponding formula.;Laboratory parameters (hemoglobin, creatinine, etc.). Timepoint: Laboratory parameters is measured at three time points: baseline, week 4 (mid-study), and week 8 (end of study). Method of measurement: Laboratory parameters are collected according to standard procedures at the beginning of the dialysis session before starting dialysis from a fasting patient.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hemodynamic parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation). Timepoint: Hemodynamic parameters, including blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation, are monitored at three time points: the beginning of the study, mid-study (week four), and the end of the study (week eight), both before and after dialysis. Method of measurement: Hemodynamic parameters are monitored at the patient’s bedside using calibrated blood pressure monitors and pulse oximeters.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Matinfar

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

m.matinfar@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3627 2001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026