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Physical Activity and Functioning in Home Dialysis Patients

A study testing exercise training in people with Diabetes, run by University of Utah.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will compare physical activity levels and physical functioning in patients treated with home dialysis vs. those treated with in-center dialysis. The investigators will first compare prevalent patients, and will also compare the two groups longitudinally in incident patients over the first 18 months of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes
What is being tested?
exercise training
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2012to Jun 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • on dialysis for 3 months (for prospective study and for pilot intervention)
  • 18 years of age
  • ambulatory
  • no progressive neuromuscular disease
  • no orthopedic or rheumatologic problems that would be exacerbated by physical function testing
  • English speaking
  • able to understand and provide consent for participation

Who cannot join

  • progressive neuromuscular disease that may result in limitations
  • orthopedic or rheumatologic disease that may be exacerbated by physical function testing
  • physical functioning
  • unstable angina or angina upon exertion
  • terminal illness with life expectancy less than 12 months
  • MI or CABG within the last year
  • NYHA Class III or IV CHF

About this study

This study will compare physical activity levels and physical functioning in patients treated with home dialysis vs. those treated with in-center dialysis. The investigators will first compare prevalent patients, and will also compare the two groups longitudinally in incident patients over the first 18 months of beginning the dialysis treatments. Patients will be tested for physical functioning using standard performance-based testing such as gait speed, chair stand, balance test, as well as self-reported limitations in activities of daily living. The investigators will monitor physical activity using step counters and activity questionnaires. Blood samples will be drawn at each testing time to measure inflammatory markers. A pilot study of home dialysis patients will be done to determine the effects of an independent home-based exercise program on physical functioning and inflammatory markers. For this pilot study, 30 patients will be randomized into exercise intervention and usual care with testing at baseline and again after 3 months of the intervention.

Read the detailed description

Aim 1: To determine levels of physical functioning, physical activity, incidence of frailty and inflammation status in prevalent home dialysis patients in the University of Utah Home Dialysis program and compare them to in-center hemodialysis patients who are matched for age, gender, comorbidities and dialysis vintage. Hypothesis 1: Patients on home therapies will have higher physical functioning, be more active and fewer will be frail compared to matched patients treated with in-center hemodialysis.

Aim 2: To determine the patterns of change in physical functioning and physical activity over the first 18 months of initiating dialysis therapy. Hypothesis 2: Physical functioning and physical activity will be maintained in patients initiating home dialysis therapy, whereas, those initiating in-center dialysis will deteriorate in physical functioning and physical activity.

Aim 3: To determine the effects of counseling and encouragement of physical activity in prevalent home dialysis patients on physical functioning, physical activity. Hypothesis 3: Compared to usual care, patients who are counseled and encouraged to participate in independent home walking exercise will improve physical functioning and health-related quality of life.

Aim 4: To determine the association of inflammation with physical functioning in home dialysis patients and with changes in physical activity. Hypothesis 4: Lower physical functioning is associated with inflammation and increased physical activity will improve physical functioning and reduce the associated inflammation.

Conditions
Diabetes
Being tested
exercise training
Keywords
physical activity, physical performance, ESRD, home dialysis
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Motor Activity, Kidney Failure, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • exercise trainingOther

    Also called Independent Home Exercise Training

    Pilot study of independent home exercise training (walking or cycling exercise plus low level resistance exercise) for 3 months. Patients will be given specific recommendations for type, frequency, duration and progression of their program and will be contacted weekly by study staff to assess progress and evaluation for any problems. This is a 3 month exercise training intervention in 15 subjects (and 15 no-exercise controls).

Study groups in NCT01602718
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Physical Function/ActivityNo interventioncross-sectional comparison study of physical function/activity, frailty and inflammation measures in prevalent home Dx and prevalent in-center hemodialysis patients. Subjects: Forty-five prevalent home dialysis patients will be recruited and tested once for all outcome measures. Forty-five prevalent in-center hemodialysis patients will be identified from prevalent patients in the University of Utah in-center dialysis system who are matched for gender, age, comorbidities and time on dialysis as the home dialysis patients who have been tested. Consenting patients will be tested for all outcome measures once and compared to the home dialysis group.
Incident PatientsNo interventionStudy 2: is a longitudinal cohort study of incident patients starting either home dialysis or in-center hemodialysis. Consenting patients will be tested upon initiation of dialysis therapy and every 6 months for 18 months to track physical functioning /activity, frailty and inflammation over time.
Independent Home ExerciseOtherpilot study of independent home exercise training in home dialysis (PD only) patients. Consenting patients will be tested at baseline, then randomized into exercise training or usual care (no prescribed change in activity levels) and retested after 3 months.
Receives: Other: exercise training

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. change in short physical performance battery

    Measured: baseline, 3 months, 6 months 12 mo, 18 mo

Secondary outcomes (1)

  1. change in inflammation

    Measured: baseline, 6 mo, 12 mo, 18 mo

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 May 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2012
  3. Primary completionJun 2016
  4. Study completionJun 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
120 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01602718
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB_00053828
Status last verified
Nov 2016
First submitted
16 May 2012
Last updated
17 Nov 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Painter P, Carlson L, Carey S, Paul SM, Myll J. Physical functioning and health-related quality-of-life changes with exercise training in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2000 Mar;35(3):482-92. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(00)70202-2.

    PubMed 10692275

  • Lo CY, Li L, Lo WK, Chan ML, So E, Tang S, Yuen MC, Cheng IK, Chan TM. Benefits of exercise training in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Dec;32(6):1011-8. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(98)70076-9.

    PubMed 9856517

  • Painter P, Messer-Rehak D, Hanson P, Zimmerman SW, Glass NR. Exercise capacity in hemodialysis, CAPD, and renal transplant patients. Nephron. 1986;42(1):47-51. doi: 10.1159/000183632.

    PubMed 3510400

  • Cheema BS, Singh MA. Exercise training in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic review of clinical trials. Am J Nephrol. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(4):352-64. doi: 10.1159/000087184. Epub 2005 Jul 22.

    PubMed 16088076

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing exercise training in people with Diabetes, run by University of Utah.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

change in short physical performance battery (time frame: baseline, 3 months, 6 months 12 mo, 18 mo). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01602718, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Nov 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.

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