Evaluate the Impact of Targeted Physical Activity on Clinically Debilitated Dialysis Patients.

Description

This research is being done to better understand the impact of the use of a specific physical activity training program (GH Method) in dialysis/kidney disease patients.

Conditions

Frailty, Pain, Chronic, Dialysis; Complications, Kidney Diseases

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Study overview

This research is being done to better understand the impact of the use of a specific physical activity training program (GH Method) in dialysis/kidney disease patients.

Evaluating the Impact of Targeted Physical Activity on Clinically Debilitated Dialysis Patients.

Evaluate the Impact of Targeted Physical Activity on Clinically Debilitated Dialysis Patients.

Condition
Frailty
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Clinically debilitated patients, currently on dialysis, or have CKD 4 (GFR between 15 and 29), or have CKD 5 (GFR below 15), or post- kidney transplant (for PPKT Subgroup only) as stated by patient's health care professional.
  • * Adequate cognitive ability to complete the questionnaires, give consent for the study and follow the physical and diet instructions
  • * cardiac/pulmonary disease that contraindicate the physical training
  • * Unable to give consent
  • * Unable to travel to the training center

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Illinois at Chicago,

Enrico Benedetti, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Illinois at Chicago

Study Record Dates

2027-05