NCT05355545

Virtually Supervised Exercise for Kidney Transplant Candidates

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is examining whether a virtually supervised exercise program can improve physical function in persons who are awaiting kidney transplant. The investigators will compare the results to a similar group of persons who receive a health education program.

Detailed description

This study is examining if a virtually supervised exercise program can improve physical function in persons awaiting kidney transplant. A double-blind, parallel group randomized controlled clinical trial, this study will enroll 80 persons for 24 weeks. Our primary outcome is performance on the 30 second sit to stand test, and our secondary outcomes are changes in the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory.

Conditions

• Physical Disability

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtually supervised exercise	Participants will participate twice weekly in an live exercise program that they will access through a computer connected to the Internet.
BEHAVIORAL	Health education	Participants will first participate in a once weekly live health education class that they will access through a computer connected to the Internet. During the second half of the study, participants will participate twice weekly in an live exercise program that they will access through a computer connected to the Internet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-18
• Primary completion: 2026-07-07
• Completion: 2026-07-07
• First posted: 2022-05-02
• Last updated: 2026-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States