NCT05686200

The Effect of Intelligent Exercise on Vascular Function, Grip Strength and Adherence in Patients With AVF After Surgery

The Effect of Intelligent Forearm Isometric Exercise on Vascular Function, Hand Grip Strength and Adherence in Patients With First Autologous Arteriovenous Fistula After Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Isometric exercise can effectively promote the vascular function of arteriovenous fistula and increase hand grip strength, but patients needs to perform isometric exercises patiently. The purpose of this study want investigate the effect of using individual intelligent devices for forearm isometric exercise training on the increase of arteriovenous fistula vascular function and hand grip strength, and the improvement of patients' adherence with forearm isometric exercise.

Detailed description

An arteriovenous fistula(AVF) is the most preferred and safe vascular access for long-term hemodialysis patients. Isometric exercise can effectively promote the vascular function of AVF and increase hand grip strength, but patients needs to perform isometric exercises patiently. However, the patient's disease factors, muscle soreness caused by the exercise process, etc., may easily prevent the patient from effectively performing isometric exercise every day.This study will be the first isometric exercise training intervention program for eight weeks after AVF surgery with an intelligent device in Taiwan. Investigators expect to promote the vascular function of AVF and increase hand grip strength, as well as improve participant' adherence performance after the re-intervention protocol. To construct an intelligent forearm isometric exercise, as a reference for clinical care guidance.

Conditions

• Arteriovenous Fistula
• Isometric Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Forearm isometric exercise intervention program	Experimental group using the intelligent gripper for forearm isometric exercise in the 3rd to 8th participants after operation, and using the smart mobile phone to install the forearm isometric exercise training game program software to provides an interactive and real- time exercise grip strength feedback mechanism, which are uses the interest of the participant to complete the forearm isometric exercise every day, and can implement the isometric exercise training for fistulization. Study nurses will track exercise adherence with telephone interviews 2, 4 and 8 participants after participant exercise intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-08
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2025-04-09
• First posted: 2023-01-17
• Last updated: 2025-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan