Feasibility and effects of intra-dialytic low-frequency electrical muscle stimulation and cycle training: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Gordon McGregorStuart EnnisRichard PowellThomas HamborgNeil T RaymondWilliam OwenNicolas AldridgeGail EvansJosie GoodbySue HewinsPrithwish BanerjeeNithya S KrishnanStephen M S TingDaniel Zehnder

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Ten weeks of intra-dialytic LF-EMS or cycling improved cardio-respiratory reserve and muscular strength. For patients who are unable or unwilling to cycle during dialysis, LF-EMS is a feasible alternative.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
study protocol
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
skeletal muscle
prognostic factors
clinical trial
emergency medical
systematic review
patient reported outcomes
gestational age
meta analyses