Exercise and Cardiac Measures in Dialysis Patients

October 25, 2017 updated by: Evangelia Kouidi, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Effects of Exercise Training on Non-invasive Cardiac Measures in Patients Undergoing Long-term Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: The impact of the known non-invasive cardiac indices for identification of hemodialysis (HD) patients at high-risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) has not been evaluated.

Patients: Fifty-nine HD patients were randomized into 2 groups. Thirty of them (group A-aged 54.6±8.9 years) participated in a supervised training program with stationary bicycles during their HD sessions (3/weekly) for 10 months, while the rest (group B-aged 53.2±6.1 years) remained untrained and were used as controls.

Study hypothesis: Exercise training will affect most of the non-invasive cardiac markers of SCD and the total score positively.

Method: At entry, as well as at the end of the study all subjects underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise testing (estimation of aerobic capacity-VO2peak), an echocardiographic study (LV ejection fraction -LVEF evaluation), an ambulatory 24-hour Holter monitoring for cardiac autonomic nervous system activity evaluation by time- and frequency- domain heart rate variability (HRV) calculation (measurement of SDNN, mean RR and low to high frequency ratio-LF/HF), a signal-averaged ECG (late potentials-LP documentation) and a submaximal exercise test for microvolt-T-wave alternans (TWA) detection.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The identification of patients on hemodialysis (HD) at increased cardiac risk with powerful screening tests and the reduction of factors, which increase the probability of malignant arrhythmias are important for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD).

Study Design: randomized and controlled clinical trial. Setting & Participants: Fifty-nine HD patients were randomized into exercise training group (group A-30 patients) and controls (group B-29 patients).

Intervention: Group A participated in a 10-month supervised exercise training program during the HD sessions (3/weekly).

Outcomes: The effects of exercise on the score of the non-invasive cardiac markers for SCD risk stratification and on the occurrence of each variable separately. Statistical analysis included a two-group comparison of change scores and an analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline.

Measurements: At entry and the end of the study, in all participants aerobic capacity (VO2peak) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were estimated, late potentials and T-wave alternans were detected and heart rate variability was calculated. Specifically, from the 24-h Holter monitoring the standard deviation of all the normal R-R intervals (SDNN), the mean R-R intervals (mean RR), the low (LF) and high (HF) frequency components of the autoregressive power spectrum of the NN intervals and their ratio (LF/HF) were recorded.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

63

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Greece
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 546 35
        • Laboratory of Sports Medicine

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • on HD for at least 6 months
  • in sinus rhythm
  • able to reach a sufficient workload during ergometry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • with bundle branch block
  • unstable hypertension
  • diabetes mellitus
  • severe congestive heart failure
  • recent myocardial infarction
  • unstable angina

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: exercise training
10-month exercise training program
Behavioral: Exercise training
10-month exercise training program during hemodialysis sessions
Other Names:
  • group B
  • Group A
No Intervention: controls
usual care sedentary lifestyle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The composite risk score
Time Frame: at entry and after 10 months
at entry and after 10 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
aerobic capacity (VO2peak)
Time Frame: At entry and after 10 months
At entry and after 10 months
Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF)- echocardiography
Time Frame: At entry and after 10 months
At entry and after 10 months
standard deviation of normal R-R intervals- SDNN (holter monitoring)
Time Frame: At entry and after 10 months
At entry and after 10 months
positive T-wave alternans and Late potentials
Time Frame: At entry and after 10 months
At entry and after 10 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Evangelia J Kouidi, Associate Pr, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 23, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • RenalRehab

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