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Effect of Intradialytic Exercise In The United Arab Emirates

NCT03131804 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2018-06-26

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Summary

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have decreased physical functioning, diminished muscle mass and altered muscle quality thus the increased mortality rate compared to their age-matched population. Risk factors include their sedentary lifestyle and altered nutritional status \[1\]; the sedentary lifestyle or the lack of exercise is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular complications \[2\] and contributes to worsen protein energy wasting (PEW), which is described as the loss of body protein mass and fuel reserves \[1\]. Therefore the health of the HD patients and consequently their quality of life (QOL) is deteriorated.

Studies have shown that aerobic exercise during HD improves aerobic capacity, blood pressure, heart rate, muscular strength, dialysis efficacy and quality of life; however, such studies were not done on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) HD patients and there is no protocol for implementing exercise in the UAE HD units \[3-4\]

Hypothesis: Intradialytic aerobic exercise will result in significantly improved clinical, cardio-metabolic and quality of life outcomes and reduced cost of care.

Primary objective of the study:

\- To investigate whether the intradialytic exercise (IDE) within the routine practice of hemodialysis in the UAE will improve adequacy of dialysis.

Secondary objectives of the study:

* To study the effect of clinical and cardio-metabolic outcomes of the HD patients.
* Explore whether the trial would improve the cost effectiveness of this patient population's health care
* Define the nature of the IDE programs (intensity, duration, modality), and feasibility of its application in routine setting.

Importance of this research:

* Pioneering research in the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries where the effect of intradialytic exercise will be studied for the first time on Arab population.
* It will contribute in identifying the exact strategies to integrate within the hemodialysis unit to improve clinical and cardio-metabolic outcomes, quality of life and healthcare cost.

Usefulness of this research to the UAE

* It will improve the health care cost and reduce cost wastage in the UAE (lean management).
* It will put UAE on the pedestal in front of other countries in integrating innovative methods for a better care of hemodialysis patients.

Conditions

  • Exercise
  • Dialysis

Interventions

OTHER

Intradialytic aerobic low intensity exercise

Intradialytic aerobic low intensity exercise program of 45 minutes per each hemodialysis session throughout the 6-month study duration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zayed University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • mirey Karavetian, PhD · Zayed University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2017-10-01
Completion
2018-04-01

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates

Study Locations

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