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NCT Number: NCT00328289

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Hypotension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Berne

Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Dialysis patients able to put legs on a treadmill

Exclusion criteria

  • Dialysis duration shorter than 3 months

Treatment and study plan

transcutaneous muscle stimulation, treadmill

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

  2. Urea removal

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of hypotensive episodes on dialysis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2006
Study completion
2007
First posted
May 19, 2006
Registry last updated
Jan 13, 2011

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