NCT07701382Not yet recruiting
Remote vs In-Person Prehabilitation for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Implementation of a Multimodal Prehabilitation Program for Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Awaiting Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Comparison of In-Person and Remote Delivery Models
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease awaiting deceased-donor kidney transplantation frequently experience progressive functional decline, frailty, reduced mobility, and poor quality of life while on the transplant waiting list. Although multimodal prehabilitation programs based on exercise, nutritional optimization, and psychological support have shown promising benefits in major surgery, their implementation in kidney transplant candidates remains limited due to barriers related to accessibility, fatigue, transportation, and treatment burden. This randomized single-center clinical trial aims to evaluate the feasibility, adherence, and effectiveness of a multimodal prehabilitation program in patients awaiting deceased-donor kidney transplantation, comparing an in-person supervised model with a remote home-based model supported by a digital platform. The primary outcome will be the change in functional capacity measured by the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT). Secondary outcomes include physical activity level, frailty, nutritional status, kidney disease-specific quality of life (KDQOL-36), postoperative recovery quality (QoR-15), postoperative complications, and program adherence. The study seeks to generate clinically applicable evidence regarding the implementation and scalability of remote prehabilitation strategies in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, with the potential to improve accessibility, sustainability, and perioperative outcomes in kidney transplantation.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 84 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 May 2026
- Start date
- Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- May 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
- Diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- NCT number
- NCT07701382
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 84
- From Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, May 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Severe cognitive impairment limiting participation in the intervention or assessments.
- Active infection at the time of enrollment.
- Clinically unstable medical condition.
Other
- Absolute contraindication to physical exercise.
- Physical or musculoskeletal limitations preventing participation in the exercise program.
Who the study is looking for
- Adults aged 18 years or older.
- Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease on the waiting list for deceased-donor kidney transplantation.
- Ability to perform moderate-intensity physical exercise.
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Clinic Barcelona Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Unknown status |
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