Evaluating the Effectiveness of Respiratory Muscle Training in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patient

Summary

Chronic kidney disease is defined as kidney damage lasting three months or longer and irreversible loss of renal function (glomerular, tubular and endocrine) or a glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 ml/min /1.73 m2 . Among the five stages of chronic kidney disease, the last and most severe stage is end-stage chronic kidney disease, which requires kidney transplantation. Many organs and systems are affected after kidney transplantation. Anemia, cardiovascular complications, secondary hyperparathyroidism, accumulation of uremic toxins, electrolyte disturbances, uremic myopathy, vitamin D deficiency, malnutrition, inflammation, atherosclerosis syndrome, and respiratory dysfunction and respiratory muscle weakness caused by oxidative stress leading to loss of muscle tissue are the most common changes seen in the pulmonary system. Children undergoing transplantation are at higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, usually associated with hypertension and dyslipidemia, which are already present in the chronic kidney disease stage and persist after transplantation. Significantly reduced muscle strength and physical activity in pediatric kidney transplant recipients is also frequently reported in the literature. Decreased exercise capacity, muscle strength and physical activity increase the risk of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. As chronic kidney disease progresses, pulmonary complications such as restrictive pulmonary dysfunction, respiratory muscle myopathy and decreased respiratory muscle strength are associated with disease severity. To improve respiratory muscle strength, respiratory muscle training is recommended for people with chronic kidney disease. The literature has so far demonstrated positive effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, diaphragm thickness and mobility, lung volumes, functional capacity and quality of life in many other patient populations, including lung and heart disease, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, multiple sclerosis and stroke. Although recent studies have found evidence of systemic changes after transplantation in both adults and children, there is little evidence of the efficacy of respiratory muscle training, especially in pediatric patients. In the light of all this information, the aim of our study was to investigate the efficacy of respiratory muscle training in children undergoing kidney transplantation.

Conditions

• Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)
• Pediatric ALL
• Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
• Respiratory Muscle Training

Interventions

DEVICE

Respiratory Muscle Training

Expiratory muscle training will be performed with POWERbreathe EX1 Medic (POWERbreathe®) device and inspiratory muscle training will be performed with POWERbreathe Medic Classic device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Atlas University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-05-27

Primary Completion

2024-12-31

Completion

2025-09-05

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations