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Impact of Presurgical Exercise on Hemodialysis Fistula Outcomes

NCT02205944 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2016-07-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether two different types of forearm exercise, performed before fistula creation surgery, can improve surgery success and fistula maturation.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Progressive Handgrip Exercise

Group 1 (Normal Exercise Group): Daily, at home for 20 minutes using an adjustable handgrip trainer up to 8 weeks prior to a scheduled surgery for fistula creation. The exercise intensity is tailored using the Borg CR100 scale (Borg \& Borg, 2001). Group 2 (Restricted Blood Flow Exercise Group): Same as the exercise performed by Group 1 with controlled tourniquet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charmaine Lok, MD, FRCPC, MSC · University Health Network, Toronto

  • Chris Chan, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

  • Jamie Macdonald, PhD · Bangor University

  • David Cherney, MD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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