Peritoneal dialysis patients
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Peritoneal dialysis outpatients. 2) Patients from whom written informed consent was obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are contraindicated for exercise training. Concrete criteria are as follows: patients with uncontrolled persistent hypertension (systolic blood pressure >= 180 mmHg or diastolic pressure >= 110 mmHg); severe anemia (Hb < 7 g/dL); active proliferative diabetic retinopathy; prior symptomatic coronary artery or cerebrovascular diseases within the previous 3 months; uncontrolled heart failure (NYHA >= III); symptomatic or lethal arrhythmia; severe valvular diseases; and walking difficulty due to orthopedic, cerebrovascular and peripheral artery diseases. 2) Unstable PD patients. Concrete criteria are as follows: patients who undergo PD less than 3 months and those with uncontrolled uremia (BUN > 100 mg/dL, K > 6.0 mEq/L and HCO3 < 18 mmoL/L). 3) Patients deemed inadequate for monitoring during study period, as determined by investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exercise capacity assessed by shuttle walking test and quality of life, evaluated 12 weeks after assignment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parameters including muscle strength,residual renal function, cholesterol, arterial stiffness, evaluated 12 weeks after assignment | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Department of internal medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology