Effects of Aerobic Training in End Stage Renal Disease Patients
Kidney Failure, Chronic
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Kidney Failure, Chronic focused on measuring Exercise Tolerance, Physical Endurance
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The sample included end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis, three times per week totaling 12h weekly, for at least 6 months in the Nephrology Unit at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. No patient had been involved in any kind of exercise training in the preceding 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- unstable angina;
- uncontrolled arrhythmia;
- uncompensated heart failure;
- uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 200 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 120 mmHg);
- diabetes mellitus;
- severe respiratory diseases;
- acute infection;
- severe renal osteodystrophy;
- neurological or musculoskeletal disturbances
Sites / Locations
- Federal University of Juiz de Fora-Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Estudos e Pesquisas em Nefrologia (NIEPEN)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Exercise training
Control
Patients included in the exercise group were submitted to intra-dialytic exercise training, 3 times per week for 12 weeks.
Patients allocated to the control group remained in regular dialysis treatment during the same timeframe.