Personalised exercise support for people on hemodialysis.

Physical Activity for Haemodialysis Patients: Evaluation of Personalised Support by an Adapted Physical Activity Teacher and an Advanced Practice Nurse

Not applicable Interventional Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee · NCT06981832

This project will test whether personalised coaching from an adapted physical activity teacher together with an advanced practice nurse helps adults who recently started hemodialysis become more active than standard nurse support.

Quick facts

PhaseNot applicable
Study typeInterventional
Enrollment70 (estimated)
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee Academic / other
Locations1 site (La Roche-sur-Yon)
Trial IDNCT06981832 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

Adults on hemodialysis for less than one year who report low-to-moderate activity by the IPAQ are randomized to either personalised support from an adapted physical activity teacher plus an advanced practice nurse, or to standard support from an advanced practice nurse alone. The personalised arm provides tailored adapted physical activity coaching alongside nursing follow-up, while the control arm receives usual nurse-led guidance for prescribed activity. The trial measures changes in activity behaviour and adherence, and collects feasibility data during follow-up visits at the hospital. The intervention is delivered at Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée after informed consent and requires a medical prescription for physical activity.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Adults receiving hemodialysis for under one year with a medical prescription for physical activity, low-to-moderate activity on the IPAQ, capacity to consent, and French social security coverage are ideal candidates.

Not a fit: Patients with medical contraindications to adapted physical activity, lower limb amputation, those on or planning peritoneal dialysis, pregnant or unprotected individuals, or participants in conflicting research are unlikely to benefit or are ineligible.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the programme could help patients on hemodialysis increase daily physical activity, which may improve cardiovascular health, strength, and quality of life.

How similar studies have performed: Exercise programs in dialysis patients have previously improved fitness and cardiovascular measures, but the specific combination of an adapted physical activity teacher plus an advanced practice nurse for personalised coaching is less well studied.

Eligibility criteria

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Pre-Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient over 18 years of age
* Patient who has been receiving haemodialysis for less than a year
* Patient with medical prescription for physical activity
* Patient able to understand the protocol and having given consent to participate in the research,
* Patient affiliated to the social security system or entitled beneficiary

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient with physical activity considered low or moderate according to the IPAQ questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with medical contraindications to adapted physical activity
* Patients with a lower limb amputation
* Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
* Patient with a peritoneal dialysis project
* Patient participating in another clinical research protocol with an impact on the research objectives
* Patient already randomised in the study
* Patient who is pregnant, parturient, breastfeeding or able to procreate without effective contraception at the time of inclusion\*.
* Patients under guardianship, curatorship or deprived of liberty
* Patient under activated future protection mandate
* Patient under family habilitation
* Patient under court protection

Where this trial is running

La Roche-sur-Yon

Study contacts

How to participate

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions Hemodialysis
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