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RecruitingNCT06696274Updated Nov 25, 2024

Kinesiophobia, Pain, Balance, Quality of Life and Mental Status in Hemodialysis Patients

An observational study in Hemodialysis and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), sponsored by Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi. Recruiting at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-25.

Sponsored by Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2025, 1 year 1 month ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 1 year 10 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
32
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between kinesiophobia and pain, balance, physical performance, quality of life and mental status in patients receiving hemodialysis.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemodialysis
  • End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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In context

Kidney Failure, Chronic

2,085 studies on the registry are indexed under Kidney Failure, Chronic; 260 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 32 is below the median of 120 across 431 observational studies indexed under Kidney Failure, Chronic.

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Lead sponsor

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi is the lead sponsor of 133 studies on the registry; 55 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis will be enrolled in the study.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with end stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis
  • Receiving hemodialysis for more than 3 months
  • Being clinically stable
  • Volunteering to participate in this stud

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-Having musculoskeletal disorders that may affect physical performance

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
32 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Hemodialysis patients
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Kinesiophobia

    It will be evaluated with the Tampa Kinesiophobia scale.The total score ranges from 17-68, with a score above 37 indicating a high degree of kinesiophobia.

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Pain

    Will be evaluated with a numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate worse outcomes.

    Time frame: Day 1

  3. Balance

    It will be assessed with a timed up and go test

    Time frame: Day 1

  4. Physical performance

    It will be evaluated with five-repetition sit-to-stand test

    Time frame: Day 1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    It will be evaluated with the Short Form-36 Quality of Life scale.The subscales rate health from 0 to 100, with 0 indicating poor health and 100 indicating good health.

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Mental health

    It will be assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. The lowest score they can get from both subscales is 0 and the highest score is 21.High scores indicate high levels of anxiety and depression

    Time frame: Day 1

  3. Comorbidity level

    It will be evaluated with the Charlson Comorbidity Index. Total score is between 0-37. Higher scores indicate worse outcomes and higher risk of death.

    Time frame: Day 1

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 25, 2024, 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
NCT06696274
Lead sponsor
Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Responsible party
Merve Firat (Assistant Professor, Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 20, 2024
Start date
Nov 18, 2024
Primary completion
Sep 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 25, 2024

Study contacts

Merve Firat
Contact
mervefirat@ahievran.edu.tr
+90 850 441 02 44
Yusuf Topal
study chair · Kirsehir Ahi Evran University
Aydin Guclu
study chair · Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Oversight

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