NCT03996811

The Effectiveness of Home-based Walking Program in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Hemodialysis

The Effectiveness of Home-based Walking Program in Improving Physical Functioning, Cardiovascular Health Index, Negative Emotions, and Quality of Life in Patients With Hemodialysis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 104 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will investigate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program in improving physical functioning, cardiovascular health index, negative emotions, and quality of life in patients with hemodialysis in Taiwan. Hypothesis: 1. The quality of life in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th month. 2. The negative emotions in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th month. 3. The cardiovascular health index in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th month. 4. The Physical Functioning in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th month.

Detailed description

This study will investigate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program in improving Physical Functioning, cardiovascular health index, negative emotions, and quality of life in patients with hemodialysis in Taiwan.

Conditions

• Hemodialysis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise education	weekly telephone consultations concerning exercise. we discussed whether participants' exercise fulfilled the prescribed intensity, duration, or frequency and whether the participants experienced any adverse effects.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-24
• Primary completion: 2022-07-31
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2019-06-25
• Last updated: 2021-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan