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Normal Exercise Group for Chronic Kidney Disease

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Waitlist Available
Led By Charmaine Lok, MD, FRCPC, MSC
Research Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, week 9 and week 11
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Study Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether two different types of forearm exercise, performed before fistula creation surgery, can improve surgery success and fistula maturation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Kidney Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, week 9 and week 11
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week 9 and week 11 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Late dialysis suitability failure
Secondary outcome measures
Change of intra-access flow and vascular diameters at predetermined distances from the fistula anastomosis; arterial stiffness and endothelial function on a randomly determined sub sample of patients.
Fistula maturation
Plasma cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) and NO (nitric oxide) levels

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Normal Exercise GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group 1 (Normal Exercise Group): progressive handgrip exercise Group 2 (Restricted Blood Flow Exercise Group): progressive handgrip exercise with controlled tourniquet
Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
The control group will receive routine vascular access pre-op teaching and care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University Health Network, TorontoLead Sponsor
1,476 Previous Clinical Trials
484,970 Total Patients Enrolled
Charmaine Lok, MD, FRCPC, MSCPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Health Network, Toronto
Chris Chan, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Health Network, Toronto

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Impact of Presurgical Exercise on Hemodialysis Fistula Outcomes
Charmaine Lok 2014. "Impact of Presurgical Exercise on Hemodialysis Fistula Outcomes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02205944.
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