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CompletedNCT04099953Updated Sep 23, 2019

Does Hemodialysis Affect Upper Extremity Functional Capacity, Physical Activity and Physical Function of Patients?

An interventional study of Hand grip, joint range of motion , functional level of the upper extremity, physical activity levels in Chronic Kidney Diseases, sponsored by NAİME ULUG. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-23.

Sponsored by NAİME ULUG · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2018, registered Sep 2019).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study was planned to determine the effects of upper extremity functional capacity, physical activity level and physical functions of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

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Upper extremity functional capacity, physical activity level and physical functions were evaluated in healthy subjects and hemodialysis patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Kidney Diseases

Keywords

  • Hemodialysis
  • chronic renal failure
  • upper extremity
  • physical activity
  • physical function
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In context

Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

3,224 studies on the registry are indexed under Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; 706 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 100 is above the median of 74 across 2,229 interventional studies indexed under Renal Insufficiency, Chronic.

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Lead sponsor

NAİME ULUG is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

In study group,

  • with cooperation
  • hemodialysis treatment for at least 3 months
  • with single-sided fistula

In the control group,

  • healthy volunteers with no history of trauma or surgery in the upper extremity,
  • with cooperating

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with orthopedic problems associated with chronic renal failure,
  • Upper limb functions affected
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    dialysis patients

    Dialysis patients were evaluated by objective diagnostic tests.

    Diagnostic Test: Hand grip, joint range of motion , functional level of the upper extremity, physical activity levels

  • Experimental
    Control group

    Healthy individuals

    Diagnostic Test: Hand grip, joint range of motion , functional level of the upper extremity, physical activity levels

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testHand grip, joint range of motion , functional level of the upper extremity, physical activity levels

    Hand grip force with Jamar Hand Dynamometer, joint range of motion with Baseline Digital Goniometer, functional level of the upper extremity with the Shoulder-Arm and Hand Problems Questionnaire(DASH), physical activity levels with International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form(IPAQ-short form) and physical functions with Human Activity Profile (HAP) were evaluated.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of The Upper Extremity Functional Level

    Turkish version of the Shoulder, Arm and Hand Problems Questionnaire (The DASH-T) was used to asses the functional level of the upper extremity. Turkish version of the shoulder, arm and hand problems questionnaire consists of 30 questions. The first 20 questions are to examine physical competence, and the last 10 questions question pain and related functional and environmental constraints. As the score is closer to zero, the functional level of the person is high; as the score is far from zero the functional level of the person is low .

    Time frame: Evaluations were made after hemodialysis patients rested for half an hour after treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of Physical Activity Level

    To asses the level of physical activity, The Turkish version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form was used . In the turkish version of international physical activity questionnaire short form, physical activities were made at least 10 minutes at a time. In the last 7 days of the survey; Severe physical activity duration (min), moderate physical activity duration (min), walking and one day sitting time (min) were questioned. According to the total physical activity score, the physical activity levels of the participants were classified as low level (under 600 MET min /week), intermediate level (600-3000 MET-min /week) and high level (over 3000 MET-min / week) .

    Time frame: Evaluations were made after hemodialysis patients rested for half an hour after treatment.

  2. Evaluation of Physical Function Level

    The Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to measure the physical function level. Human activity profile is a scale consisting of 94 items developed to determine the level of physical function in healthy individuals or individuals with chronic diseases at different ages . For each of the 94 items the respondent is asked to indicate whether they are still doing the activity, stopped doing the activity or have never done the activity before. Two scores are calculated: the maximum activity score (MAS) and the adjusted activity score (AAS). The physical activity level of the person is in one of 3 subgroups according to the adjusted activity score: \<53 points: insufficient activity level, 53-74 points: moderately active and \> 74 points: active .

    Time frame: Evaluations were made after hemodialysis patients rested for half an hour after treatment.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Atılım University
    Gölbaşı, Ankara 06830, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 23, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04099953
Lead sponsor
NAİME ULUG
Responsible party
NAİME ULUG (Physiotherapist, PhD, Associate Professor, Atılım University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 23, 2019
Start date
Apr 1, 2018
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2019
Completion
Jun 30, 2019
Last update
Sep 23, 2019

Study contacts

Fatma Cansu AKTAŞ, MsC
principal investigator · Atılım University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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