Combined Resistance and Aerobic Exercise is Better than Resistance Training Alone to Improve Functional Performance of Haemodialysis Patients — Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Although the best protocol of exercise for patients on dialysis is not yet clear, in our sample of haemodialysis patients the combination of aerobic and resistance training was more effective than resistance training alone to improve functional performance.

Intra-Renal Hemodynamic Changes After Habitual Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

“…The patients usually cycle for 10-45 min and progressively resistance is applied to the bicycle wheels [72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82]. Also, resistance exercises have been applied in intradialytic exercise training programs without serious complications and induced beneficial effects on patient's muscular strength [83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90] The exercises sessions occurred at the hemodialysis centers during the first two hours of the hemodialysis treatment (table 4). According to Moore et al [41] is more safe exercise training programs to be applied during the first 2 hours because cardiac function is more stable.…”

Intradialytic aerobic exercise: emphasis on brazilian studies

“…3 Aqui no Brasil, alguns grupos de estudos realizam pesquisa com esta população. Entre eles, destaco o trabalho realizado por Orcy et al, 4 enfatizando a associação do EAI com o treinamento de força para a melhora da capacidade funcional dos pacientes, encontrando aumento significativo na distância percorrida no teste de caminhada pelos pacientes após 10 semanas de treinamento. Reboredo et al 5 avaliaram os efeitos do EAI na pressão sanguínea, capacidade físi-ca e qualidade de vida nos pacientes por 12 semanas e também encontraram aumento significativo na distância percorrida no teste de caminhada, redução nas pressões arterial sistólica, diastólica e média, aumento nos valores séricos de hemoglobina e melhora nas dimensões física, social e saúde mental no questionário SF-36.…”

Progressive Resistance Training in End-Stage Renal Disease: Systematic Review

“…Twelve trials prescribed lower body exercises only [26, 27, 30-32, 36-41, 43-48], while 4 trials prescribed both upper-and lower body exercises [20,28,29,35] . All studies prescribed 2-3 sessions of PRT per week, and 1-5 sets per exercise.…”

“…The mean age of participants ranged from 42.8 to 70 years. All trials were open to both men and women; however, 2 studies recruited no women [29,32] , and one article reported on a subgroup of men only [44] .…”

“…Intervention duration ranged from 8 weeks to 6 months. Four trials prescribed PRT outside of dialysis time [28,29,34,35,42,49], while 12 trials prescribed PRT during dialysis [26, 27, 29-32, 34, 35, 37-41, 48, 49] .…”