Beneficial Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Hemodialysis Patients

Neuromusclar fatigue and hemodynamics responses to physical exercise in patients undergoing dialysis therapy: Effects of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation training

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202206634181851

Enrollment

Registered

2022-06-21

Start date

2022-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Kidney Disease

Interventions

Electrical Muscle Stimulation Traning

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age of 20 years or more, dialysis duration for a minimum of 2 months with adequate dialysis delivery stable medical condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe or symptomatic cardiovascular disease, orthopedic complaints interfering with physical function test, severe dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neuromuscular function of the quadriceps such maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC), peripheral fatigue (quadriceps resting twitch force, Qtw,pot) and central fatigue (voluntary activation, VA). Also, cerebral and muscular hemodynamic response, such as oxyhemoglobin (?O2Hb), deoxyhemoglobin (?HHb), and total hemoglobin (?THb) in the prefrontal cortex and in the vastus lateralis muscle.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quadriceps Muscle volume , Body Composition	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactSemah Tagougui

University of Lille

semah.tagougui@univ-lille.fr+330648781248

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026