NCT04282616Completed
An Exercise Facilitator to Activate Simple Training Programs in the Dialysis Center
An Exercise Facilitator to Break Down the Barriers to Physical Activity of End-stage Kidney Disease Patients. A Pragmatic Implementation Trial in a Nephrology Unit
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 Aug 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Low physical activity levels and progressive poor functional capacity affect quality of life and clinical outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. Interventions to prevent the functional decline associated with a sedentary lifestyle or to relief from deconditioning are crucial, considering the significant beneficial effects of exercise in all CKD patients, especially in End-stage Kidney Disease patients (ESKD). Unfortunately, physical and psychological barriers to exercise are present and physical activity management is not routinely addressed in the patient's care. For the first time the project aims to test the impact of the regular presence of an exercise specialist in the Nephrology Unit. This facilitator, evaluating capacity, motivation and preferences of each patient, will design tailored solutions and assess the related outcomes. Several design of training programs will be proposed to dialysis patients, that can choose the exercise option that best fits their needing. The study will determine the feasibility of the project, the patients' adherence and the effectiveness of the programs proposed to improve the patients' lifestyle.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 144 (actual)
- First submitted
- 3 Feb 2020
- Start date
- 26 Feb 2020
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital of Ferrara
- Diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- NCT number
- NCT04282616
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 144
- From 26 Feb 2020 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- severe cardio-respiratory (e.g. unstable angina; severe heart failure identified by New York Heart Association class III or IV);
- neurological or musculoskeletal conditions (e.g. above knee amputation) contraindicating or inhibiting exercise training.
Who the study is looking for
- male and females aged \> 18 years;
- ability to walk assisted or unassisted at least for 6 meters;
- cognitive functioning to give informed consent identified by a Mini Mental Status Examination score ≥18/30.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Of Ferrara Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ferrara | Italy | Unknown status |
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