Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation and Passive Leg Mobilisation on Blood Pressure and Dialysis Efficacy

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern12 enrolled

Overview

Hypothesis: Intradialytic blood pressure and dialysis efficacy (in terms of urea removal) improve under electrical muscle stimulation or passive leg movement on a treadmill.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypotension

Interventions

transcutaneous muscle stimulation, treadmillDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Dialysis patients able to put legs on a treadmill Exclusion Criteria: * Dialysis duration shorter than 3 months

Locations (1)

Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Berne

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood pressure

Urea removal

Secondary Outcomes

Number of hypotensive episodes on dialysis

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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