Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation and Passive Leg Mobilisation on Blood Pressure and Dialysis Efficacy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00328289

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-19

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2007-03-31

Last updated

2011-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypotension

Keywords

Dialysis associated hypotension, Urea removal

Brief summary

Hypothesis: Intradialytic blood pressure and dialysis efficacy (in terms of urea removal) improve under electrical muscle stimulation or passive leg movement on a treadmill.

Interventions

DEVICEtranscutaneous muscle stimulation, treadmill

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Dialysis patients able to put legs on a treadmill

Exclusion criteria

* Dialysis duration shorter than 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure	—
Urea removal	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of hypotensive episodes on dialysis	—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026