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Last refreshed on: 18 October 2021
Main ID:  NCT01721551
Date of registration: 26/10/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Thessaly
Public title: Sleep and Training Aspects in Dialysis Fatigue - Exercise Intervention StandFirm
Scientific title: Phase 4 Exercise Training in Aspects of Fatigue in Patients Receiving Dialysis Therapy
Date of first enrolment: November 2012
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01721551
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Factorial Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Participant).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Greece
Contacts
Name:     Ioannis Stefanidis, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Thessaly
Name:     Christina Karatzaferi, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Thessaly
Name:     Giorgos K. Sakkas, PhD
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Affiliation:  Center for Research and Technology Thessaly - University of Thessaly
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult hemodialysis patients both sexes who has received regular HD treatment for at least 6
months, adequate dialysis delivery with Kt/V >1.1 and good compliance with dialysis
treatment, with serum albumin > 2.5 g/dL, hemoglobin>= 11g/dL sleep onset latency > 15
minutes or sleep efficiency < 85% or arousal index > 25

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients unable to give informed consent, with opportunistic infection in the last 3
months, malignancy or infection requiring intravenous antibiotics within 2 months prior to
enrollment, myoskeletal contraindication to exercise requirement for systemic
anticoagulation, participating or participated in an investigational drug or medical device
study within 30 days or five half-lives, pregnant, breast feed or female of childbearing
potential who does not agree to remain abstinent or to use an acceptable contraceptive
regimen, lactate dehydrogenase > 300U/L, prolonged heart wave (QT) interval (as defined by
corrected QT (QTc) > 460 msec in males and > 470 msec in females) on screening
electrocardiogram (ECG), known current alcohol or drug abuse, known or suspected
hypersensitivity to the study medication or any of its ingredients,



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fatigue
Intervention(s)
Other: Usual Treatment
Other: Exercise
Primary Outcome(s)
Levels of Fatigue [Time Frame: 9 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Body composition [Time Frame: 9 months]
Muscle Functionality [Time Frame: 9 months]
Secondary ID(s)
UTH2-3/10-10-2012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Greek Ministry of Development
Larissa University Hospital
Ethics review
Results
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