Skeletal muscle mass and muscle function are negatively affected by a variety of conditions
inherent to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to dialysis treatment. Skeletal muscle mass …

Patients with chronic kidney disease experience substantial loss of muscle mass, weakness,
and poor physical performance. As kidney disease progresses, skeletal muscle dysfunction …

Previous studies have suggested the benefits of physical exercise for patients on dialysis.
We conducted the Exercise Introduction to Enhance Performance in Dialysis trial, a 6-month …

It is well known from observational studies that sedentary lifestyle and reduced physical
activity are common in dialysis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and associate …

Background/Aims As numbers of maintenance hemodialysis patients are growing,
debilitating conditions of muscle wasting and atrophy are becoming some of the greatest …

Despite the growing number of frail and older patients with eGFR< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, most
studies still exclude this population, so providing guidance on the management of these …

Background Older adults dialysis patients represent the frailest subgroup of the End Stage
Renal Disease (ESRD) population and physical exercise program may mitigate the age …

Objective Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis may have
reduced dialysis adequacy (Kt/V), low cardiorespiratory fitness, and worse prognosis …

Previous studies have shown that exercise improves aerobic capacity, muscular functioning,
cardiovascular function, walking capacity, and health‐related quality of life (QOL) in patients …

Background The increasing prevalence of treated end-stage renal disease and low
transplant rates in Africa leads to longer durations on dialysis. Dialysis should not only be …