NCT00179140

The Effects of Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to determine how protein supplementation, with or without exercise, affects functional capacity, strength, body composition, and physical activity in hemodialysis patients.

Conditions

• End Stage Renal Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	nutritional supplementation	oral administration of protein supplement (Nepro) during hemodialysis; every other day, 3 days per week for 6 months; Nepro is a lactose-free formula that contains a total of 960 kilocalories: 132.8 kilocalories from protein, 412.8 kilocalories from carbohydrates, and 412.8 kilocalories from fat
BEHAVIORAL	exercise	either before or during hemodialysis, patients will perform a leg press exercise; every other day, 3 days per week, for 6 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-11-01
• Primary completion: 2006-02-01
• Completion: 2006-02-01
• First posted: 2005-09-15
• Last updated: 2015-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States