NCT07181746

Effect of Exercises on Restless Leg Syndrome, Functional Capacity and Physical Self-perception Among Hemodialysis

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Restless Leg Syndrome, Functional Capacity and Physical Self-perception Among Older Adult Undergoing Hemodialysis

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Norther Private Collage of Nursing · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of Pilates exercises on restless leg syndrome, functional capacity and physical self-perception among older adult undergoing hemodialysis. participants are 60 elderly patients both male and female who undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

Detailed description

The research hypothesis include : H1: Older Adult Undergoing Hemodialysis who will practice Pilates exercises will have less severity of the Restless Leg Syndrome, and high Functional Capacity and Physical Self-Perception than those who will not practice. Participants were divided into two groups (study and control). Both groups were asked to fill out all questionnaires before and after the study using the same tools. In the control group, older adult receives routine care, which was provided by the hospital as examination, routine medication . Participants were asked to answer a post-test using the same pre-test questionnaires. And the study group were divided into small training groups with 3-5 older adult for each group.

Conditions

• Hemodialysis
• Functional Capacities
• Excercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	leg exercises	The patient in study group will offer 72 planned sessions along 16-week period, each session consisted of 5 minutes walking as a warm-up, followed by 30 to 45 minutes of resistance exercises tolerated by the patient, time maintained until the end of the intervention. Each participant will receive about two to three, personal training session regarding the technique of resistance training until they are perfect in performing the exercises. Participants will receive a booklet with instructions on the Pilates training illustrated by colored pictures. The sessions during the staying the patient's in the hospital will be supervised by the researchers

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-10-02
• Completion: 2026-05-03
• First posted: 2025-09-18
• Last updated: 2025-09-18