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The Effect of Intradialytic Eye Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients

31. August 2026 aktualisiert von: Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute

The Effect of Intradialytic Eye Exercise on Physical Function, Balance, and Fall Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Pilot Trial

This pilot randomized trial will evaluate whether a structured intradialytic eye-exercise program can be delivered safely and consistently during maintenance hemodialysis and whether it shows preliminary promise for improving physical function, balance, and fall-related concern. The study is needed because hemodialysis patients commonly experience impaired physical performance, reduced balance, and fear of falling, and these problems are associated with higher fall risk; at the same time, supervised exercise during dialysis is increasingly viewed as a practical way to reach this medically complex and often sedentary population. Eye-movement and gaze-stability training has also shown benefit for balance- and fall-related outcomes in older adults and stroke survivors, but its feasibility and potential value during dialysis sessions remain uncertain.

Studienübersicht

Status

Anmeldung auf Einladung

Bedingungen

Intervention / Behandlung

Detaillierte Beschreibung

Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis often live with deconditioning, reduced mobility, impaired balance, and substantial fall-related concern, all of which can undermine independence and daily functioning. Recent hemodialysis research has shown that poorer physical performance and greater fear of falling are strongly associated with fall risk, while recent reviews indicate that falls in this population are common and influenced by multiple interacting factors, including physical decline and reduced activity. Supervised intradialytic exercise is a logical delivery model because it can be integrated into the dialysis session, monitored directly by clinical staff, and implemented with acceptable safety and adherence in appropriately screened patients. In parallel, eye-focused training that targets oculomotor control, gaze stability, and visual-motor coordination has improved balance, gait, and fall-related confidence in other populations, including stroke survivors and older adults, suggesting a plausible mechanism for helping patients whose balance and mobility are compromised by inactivity, frailty, and treatment-related instability. However, evidence for this approach in hemodialysis remains limited, and it is not yet known whether such a program can be delivered reliably within the practical constraints of the dialysis unit without interfering with treatment. A pilot randomized trial is therefore warranted to determine feasibility, tolerability, and safety, to identify workflow barriers, and to estimate whether the intervention shows enough promise to justify a larger definitive efficacy trial.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Geschätzt)

30

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

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Studienorte

  • Iran
      • Isfahan, Iran
        • Pardis specialized wellness institute

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

  • Erwachsene
  • Älterer Erwachsener

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Nein

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults ≥18 years receiving maintenance in-center hemodialysis
  • Clinically stable for brief seated intradialytic intervention
  • Able to understand and follow eye-exercise instructions
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to sit upright independently during dialysis
  • Able to complete repeated outcome assessments
  • Able to communicate discomfort or adverse symptoms
  • Usual corrective lenses permitted if needed for visual clarity

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unstable cardiac conditions (e.g., unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia)
  • Active infection or acute medical illness
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Significant cognitive or communication impairment preventing instruction-following
  • Severe uncorrected visual impairment or active ocular disease
  • Recent major ophthalmologic surgery
  • Severe musculoskeletal or neurologic limitations preventing participation or testing
  • Any condition deemed unsafe for intradialytic exercise by the treating physician or nephrologist

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Unterstützende Pflege
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
  • Maskierung: Single

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: Eye exercise group
Participants will receive a structured eye exercise program designed to train oculomotor control, gaze stability, and eye-head coordination. The program will be delivered during in-center hemodialysis sessions (intradialytic), under supervision of trained staff or study personnel. Each session is planned for approximately 15 to 20 minutes during dialysis, 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks (36 sessions total).
Verhalten: Intradialytic Eye Exercise
The participants in the study group will perform the eye exercise program while seated during hemodialysis treatment. The exercises will be administered face-to-face in the dialysis unit (not via teleconference). Each session will last 15 to 20 minutes and will be performed during clinically stable periods of dialysis. The program includes vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR x1 and adaptation), saccadic eye movements (rapid shifts between targets), smooth pursuit (tracking moving targets), vergence (near-far focus), and integrated head-eye coordination exercises, performed in a seated position with progressive speed and complexity to enhance gaze stability and balance.
Kein Eingriff: Control group
Participants allocated to the control arm will receive standard nephrology care during dialysis and routine advice to maintain their usual daily activities. They will not receive the structured eye-exercise program during the intervention period.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Recruitment rate
Zeitfenster: Baseline to 12 weeks
Defined as the number of enrolled participants divided by the number of eligible participants screened, expressed as a percentage.
Baseline to 12 weeks
Retention rate
Zeitfenster: Baseline to 12 weeks
Defined as the number of participants who complete the final post-intervention assessment divided by the number randomized, expressed as a percentage.
Baseline to 12 weeks
Adherence rate
Zeitfenster: Baseline to 12 weeks
Defined as the number of completed eye-exercise sessions divided by the number of planned sessions, expressed as a percentage. Session completion will be documented in an adherence log verified by weekly contact.
Baseline to 12 weeks
Safety and tolerability
Zeitfenster: Baseline to 12 weeks
Defined as the number, type, and severity of adverse events temporally related to the eye exercise program, including dizziness, headache, nausea, eye strain, blurred vision, or blood pressure-related symptoms.
Baseline to 12 weeks

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Physical function (SPPB total score)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 12 weeks
Assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), including balance stands, 4-meter gait speed, and repeated chair stands. The total score ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating better physical function.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Functional mobility (Timed Up and Go test)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 12 weeks
Measured as the time in seconds required to stand from a standard chair, walk 3 meters, turn, return, and sit down. Shorter times indicate better mobility and lower mobility-related fall risk.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Lower-limb functional strength (30-second sit-to-stand)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 12 weeks
Measured as the number of full sit-to-stand repetitions completed in 30 seconds from a standard chair without using the arms when possible. Higher repetition counts indicate better lower-limb strength and endurance.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Balance (Berg Balance Scale)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 12 weeks
Assessed with the Berg Balance Scale, a 14-item performance-based measure of static and dynamic balance. Each item is scored on a 0-4 scale, with higher total scores indicating better balance.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Fall risk / fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale-International)
Zeitfenster: Baseline and 12 weeks
Assessed with the 16-item Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Each item is rated on a 4-point scale; higher total scores indicate greater concern about falling and higher perceived fall-related risk.
Baseline and 12 weeks

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Sponsor

Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute

Ermittler

  • Studienleiter: Mohammad Ali Tabibi, Dr, Study Director Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute

Publikationen und hilfreiche Links

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Allgemeine Veröffentlichungen

Studienaufzeichnungsdaten

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)

1. Juni 2026

Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)

1. September 2026

Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)

1. September 2026

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

9. Mai 2026

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

15. Mai 2026

Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)

18. Mai 2026

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

1. September 2026

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

31. August 2026

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. August 2026

Mehr Informationen

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Schlüsselwörter

Zusätzliche relevante MeSH-Bedingungen

Andere Studien-ID-Nummern

  • PA26HD-2-01

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Beschreibung des IPD-Plans

Individual participant data (IPD) that underlie the results reported in the published article, after deidentification are to be shared

IPD-Sharing-Zeitrahmen

The data will be available after the paper is published. No end date.

IPD-Sharing-Zugriffskriterien

Not applicable. It will be accessible for public

Art der unterstützenden IPD-Freigabeinformationen

  • SAFT

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Nein

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