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Structured Exercise Program for Kidney Transplant Recipients

This study is testing if a structured exercise program, called SPaRKT, can help older adults who are waiting for a kidney transplant. Researchers want to see if this program can improve physical ability before and after transplantation. You might receive weekly coaching, or weekly coaching with a caregiver, or usual care. The study is looking for people aged 50 and older who are on dialysis, have a living kidney donor, and have some physical limitations (SPPB score of 10 or less). The main goals are to see how much your physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery or SPPB) and daily step count change over time. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status.

Study design
This is a randomized clinical trial with 72 participants. It compares two types of structured exercise programs to usual care.
What's involved
You would participate in an 8-week program. Your physical performance and step count will be measured at the start, after 8 weeks, and again about 3 months after your kidney transplant.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your progress will be followed for approximately 20 weeks (3 months after kidney transplantation).

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NCT04954690

Structured Program of Exercise for Recipients of Kidney Transplantation

Recruiting
NAAges 50+InterventionalTreatment
University of California, San Francisco
~136 participants
Updated 2023-10-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Structured Program of exercise for Recipients of Kidney Transplantation (WC)Structured Program of exercise for Recipients of Kidney Transplantation (WC + CG)Usual Care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Measured over baseline, 8 weeks (post-program completion), approximately 20 weeks (3-months post-KT)
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Kidney Transplant; Complications
Dialysis; Complications
Physical Disability
Frailty Syndrome

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Study leadership

  • Anoop Sheshadri, MD, MAS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Francisco

Who to contact

Anoop Sheshadri, MD, MAS
[email protected]
415-221-4810 · ext. 22576
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

On hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
Age ≥ 50 years
SPPB score ≤ 10
Telephone access
Internet access
Having a living donor kidney

Exclusion

Already in an exercise program
Non-English speakers

What this trial measures

  • Change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)baseline, 8 weeks (post-program completion), approximately 20 weeks (3-months post-KT)

    The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a composite score ranging from 0-12, with three tests which measure: 1) gait speed, 2) timed sit to stand, and 3) balance. Each individual component can be scored from 0-4 with a total score of 0-12, with higher numbers representing better physical performance.

  • Change in Step Countbaseline, 8 weeks (post-program completion), approximately 20 weeks (3-months post-KT)

    Change in Step Count (determined by accelerometer). Step counts will be measured as continuous variables, with higher step count meaning a higher level of activity.