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Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on Sleep, Depression and Anxiety in HD Patients

Effect of Intradialytic Exercise Program on Sleep Quality, Depression and Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07176403
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
2025-07-15
Completion date
2025-11-15
Last updated
2025-09-16

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Conditions

Intradialytic Exercise

Keywords

Intradialytic exercise, sleep, depression, anxiety, hemodialysis

Brief summary

this study aims To assess the effect of intradialytic exercise program on sleep quality, depression and anxiety in HD Patients.

Detailed description

Intradialytic exercise is a common recommendation given to encourage patients to be physically active. Previous studies have suggested that intradialytic exercise is effective in reducing fatigue severity, improving sleep quality, enhancing exercise tolerance, improving quality of life and even psychological status. Research also revealed that intradialytic exercise can increase the efficacy of dialysis, subsequently alleviating inflammation, improving nutrition and bone mineral density. Patients typically undergo two or three hemodialysis sessions a week, with each session lasting for approximately 4 hours. Since many patients maintain bed rest during HD sessions, intradialytic exercise can be a potentially useful approach to improve their health without consuming extra time during the interdialytic period.

Interventions

50 patients will undergo Exercise training program for twelve weeks during hemodialysis session. 1. Type of exercise: aerobic exercise training sessions using a lower limb ergometer. 2. Frequency: three times per week. 3. Duration: thirty minutes per session.

OTHERcontrol group

50 patients will not perform exercise during hemodialysis session

Sponsors

Alexandria University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

The study will include seventy patients maintained on regular hemodialysis in Alexandria University Hospitals. Patients will be divided into two groups: Group (A): 50 patients will perform exercise during hemodialysis session. Group (B): 50 patients will not be assigned to any exercise program (as a control group).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. ESKD patients on maintenance hemodialysis for more than three months. 2. Age more than 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

1. Mentally or physically unfit patients or with severe psychiatric illness. 2. Patients who receive any psychotropic medications. 3. Patients with overt ischemic heart disease or cardiac decompensation. 4. Anemic patients (Hb ≤ 8 mg/dl). 5. Patients presented with severe bone pains or muscle weakness secondary to chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). 6. Patients with advanced lower limbs joints disease. 7. Lower limb amputation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
change in sleep quality12 weeksby using The Pittsburgh sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
change in depression scale12 weeksby using Beck Depression inventory (BDI)
change in anxiety level12 weeksby using The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scoring

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
effect on dialysis adequacy12 weeksby assessing urea reduction ratio (URR)
effect on lipid profile12 weeksby assessing triglycerides and cholesterol

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMohamed mamdouh Elsayed, MD
dr_mohamedmamdouh87@yahoo.com00201068055103

Outcome results

None listed

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