Risk of Falling in Chronic Kidney Disease 5

NCT ID: NCT02392299

Last Updated: 2018-08-31

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 93 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2018-08-29

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the relative importance of the frailty and cardiovascular function as potential exercise-modifiable risk factors for falling in patients receiving haemodialysis.

Detailed Description

Falls and fall-related injuries in elderly people are common worldwide, and ageing populations will further raise the burden and costs. Within the UK, falls have become a major government target, as they have been responsible for increased injuries and hospital admissions in elderly people.

The fall rate amongst patients on haemodialysis (HD) is much greater than in the general population. There are many well established risk factors for falling, many of which are commonly present in patients on HD, including severe loss of muscle mass, high levels of inactivity, co-existing medical conditions and a high number of medications.

Nonetheless, the main cause of health complications and death in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is due to cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease may result in suboptimal regulation of blood pressure and heart rate during exercise, dialysis therapy, body transfers, and general activities of daily living. Associated symptoms such as dizziness, generalised fatigue, and muscular weakness, are commonly reported and may further predispose patients on HD to balance deficits and falls.

Despite the evidence of high falls rates in patients on HD and the growing number of elderly patients, falls and their associated risk factors have received little research attention.

The aim of this study therefore is explore the relative importance of selected exercise-modifiable risk factors for falling amongst patients on HD.

Conditions

Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years old
• Able to write/speak fluent English
• Stable dialysis

Exclusion Criteria

• Unstable dialysis and medication treatment
• Lower limb amputees without prothesis
• Unstable cardiac condition
• Suspected or known aneurysm
• Clinically severe left ventricular outflow obstruction
• Critical mitral stenosis
• Critical proximal coronary artery stenosis
• Critical cerebrovascular stenosis
• Pregnancy
• Severe cognitive impairment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

British Renal Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

British Kidney Patient Association

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Queen Margaret University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

P KOUFAKI

Research Fellow

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Tobia Zanotto, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Queen Margaret University

Locations

Monklands Renal Unit

Airdrie, , United Kingdom

Renal Unit

Falkirk, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

References

Zanotto T, Mercer TH, van der Linden ML, Rush R, Traynor JP, Petrie CJ, Doyle A, Chalmers K, Allan N, Shilliday I, Koufaki P. The relative importance of frailty, physical and cardiovascular function as exercise-modifiable predictors of falls in haemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Mar 14;21(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01759-z.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32169050 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

BUR(14/17)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id