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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University Hospital Inselspital, Berne, October 2006

Sponsored by:	University Hospital Inselspital, Berne
Information provided by:	University Hospital Inselspital, Berne
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00328289

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention
Hypotension	Device: transcutaneous muscle stimulation, treadmill

MedlinePlus related topics: Low Blood Pressure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation and Passive Leg Mobilisation on Blood Pressure and Dialysis Efficacy

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Inselspital, Berne:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Blood pressure
Urea removal

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Number of hypotensive episodes on dialysis

Estimated Enrollment:	12
Study Start Date:	May 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Dialysis patients able to put legs on a treadmill

Exclusion Criteria:

Dialysis duration shorter than 3 months

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00328289

Contacts

Contact: Dominik Uehlinger, Prof	+41 31 632 31 44	dominik.uehlinger@mph.unibe
Contact: Stefan Farese, MD	+41 31 632 31 44	stefan. farese@insel.ch

Locations

Switzerland
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Berne	Recruiting
Berne, Switzerland, 3010
Contact: Dominik Uehlinger, Prof +41 31 631 31 44 dominik.uehlinger@mph.unibe
Sub-Investigator: Stefan Farese, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital Inselspital, Berne

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Dominik Uehlinger, Prof

Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Berne

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	S12006
Study First Received:	May 18, 2006
Last Updated:	October 5, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00328289
Health Authority:	Switzerland: Swissmedic

Keywords provided by University Hospital Inselspital, Berne:

Dialysis associated hypotension
Urea removal

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypotension
Vascular Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009