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Neuromuscular Stimulation

EMS users in ESRD for Dialysis

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Waitlist Available
Led By Bradley S Dixon, MD
Research Sponsored by Bradley S. Dixon
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks while exercising, and 4 weeks post exercise
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Study Summary

The investigators propose a pilot feasibility study to determine if exercise delivered by passive electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis improves physical fitness and insulin resistance, outcome markers associated with morbidity and mortality in this population.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks while exercising, and 4 weeks post exercise
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks while exercising, and 4 weeks post exercise for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Insulin resistance as measured by the serum Leptin-Adiponectin ratio
Secondary outcome measures
Quadriceps muscle strength measured by a belt-stabilized portable dynamometer

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: EMS users in ESRDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects then initiate passive electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) delivered by a commercially available FDA approved neuromuscular stimulator (EMPI 300PV or its replacement, EMPI Continuum device obtained from EMPI, Inc., St Paul MN) 3 times a week to the quadriceps muscle groups (15 minutes on each side, 30 minutes total) while on hemodialysis. The duration of training will last for 4 months. Subjects will be monitored at regular intervals during the training to make sure they are doing the training correctly and they are not experiencing any problems.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Bradley S. DixonLead Sponsor
Bradley S Dixon, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Iowa
1 Previous Clinical Trials
12 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of Exercise by Neuromuscular Stimulation in Dialysis Patients
Bradley S. Dixon 2014. "Effects of Exercise by Neuromuscular Stimulation in Dialysis Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03517553.
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