Enhancing Physical Function in Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease

This study is looking at a 12-week exercise program called High-Velocity Resistance Training (HVRT) for older adults (ages 65-100) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5. HVRT involves doing functional movements "as fast as possible" with light weights. Researchers want to see if this training is safe and possible to do, and if it might help improve muscle power and physical function. You would be compared to a group that receives weekly healthy lifestyle information. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 30 participants. Success for this study means seeing how many people join, how many complete the training, and how many stay in the study.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 30 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the High-Velocity Resistance Training group or an attention control group.
What's involved
You would participate in a 12-week intervention, either High-Velocity Resistance Training or weekly group sessions with informational handouts.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study measures participant adherence and retention at Week 13.

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NCT06738394

Enhancing Physical Function in Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease

Recruiting
NAAges 65+InterventionalSupportive care
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
~30 participants
Updated 2026-08-26 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:High-Velocity Resistance TrainingAttention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of Participants Enrolled
Measured over Month 6
+2 more outcomes measured
Chronic Kidney Diseases

NCT06738394

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Eliott Arroyo, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Chronic kidney disease stages 3-5
Capacity to complete physical exercise
Lives within 20 miles of Wake Forest Reynolda Campus
Fluent English speaker
Does not plan to travel outside of home area for an extended period of time during study
Willing to be randomized to either intervention group

Exclusion

Receiving renal replacement therapy (e.g. hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis) or anticipated to start renal replacement therapy in the next 6 months
Dependent on a wheelchair
Current participation in a resistance training program
Joint replacement or orthopedic surgery in the previous 6 months or planning to have surgery in the next 6 months months
Absolute contraindications to exercise testing according to ACSM:
Parkinson's disease
Respiratory disease requiring oxygen
Cancer requiring treatment
Currently receiving physical therapy or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Type I or insulin dependent Type II Diabetes
Scoring below 32 points on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)
Site PI/Study Clinician discretion regarding medical status, appropriateness of participation or concern about intervention adherence
  • Number of Participants EnrolledMonth 6

    Number of participants enrolled with a goal of 30.

  • Percent of Participant AdherenceWeek 13

    Percentage of exercise sessions attended for the HVRT group (out of 36 total exercise sessions)

  • Percent of Participant RetentionWeek 13

    Percentage of participants retained at the final follow visit.