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Aerobic exercise during hemodialysis.
PeakVO2 No difference
depression no difference
fatigue reduction
Chang et al.13 IG: 36 50.8 ± 10.72 50-65% of
71 First hour 3x/week 8 weeks
Taiwan CG: 35 52 ± 8.7 maxHR. level of physical
increase
activity
PeakVO2 + 22%
14
Storer et al. IG: 12 44 ± 9 First 90 50% of
24 3x/week 10 weeks Walk speed + 19%
United States CG: 12 39 ± 9 min peakVO2
Go up and downstairs + 15%
n: number; HD: hemodialysis; IG: intervention group; CG: control group; NR:not reported; SD: standard deviation; BEPS: Borg`s exertion perception scale; maxHR: maximum heart rate; peak
Aerobic exercise during hemodialysis.
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Table 1 Continuation
Groups Mean age ± SD Exercise Exercise Exercise
Authors n HD period Variables Alterations
n years intensity frequency duration
12-14 pointss
Painter et al.10 IG: 22 at BEPS
48 43.3-50.1 NR 3x/week 20 weeks PeakVO2 + 13%
United States CG: 26 or 70% of
4 90% of the
Sakkas et al. IG: 9 56 ± 15 First 2
15 anaerobic 3x/week 24 weeks Muscle capillarization, + 24%
United Kingdom CG: 6 60 ± 12 hours
threshold
Exercise duration + 33%
PeakVO2 + 24%
PeakVO2 + 22.4%
of healthy individuals, due to uremic myopathy and the resting BP, indicating improvement of the cardiac
other associated pathologies. autonomic control index.
13 – 40% increases in peakVO2 have been report- There were no changes in the maximum work
ed after 8 – 40-week-training programs.4,10,14,17,18,20,21 capacity of the patients assessed by Parsons et al.,16
Painter et al.10 observed a 13% increase of peak VO2 although these authors demonstrated that aerobic ex-
after twenty weeks of training. Those authors did not ercise during HD reduced resting BP and improved
observe any relationship between the increase in the the efficacy of urea clearance. Moug et al.12 did not
oxygen uptake and the hematocrit level. find significant changes in the aerobic capacity and
DePaul et al.9 observed increased aerobic capaci- resting BP, in spite of improved work capacity and
ty in the intervention group after 12 weeks of train- reduced anxiety.
ing, although such improvement was not sustained Van Vilsteren et al.15 did not report significant
5 months after interruption of the program, indi- changes of peak VO2 with low and moderate-inten-
cating the need of training continuity. Koh et al.19 sity aerobic exercise, due to muscle fatigue after the
found no statistically significant difference in the performance of strength exercises before dialysis, al-
results of the 6-minute-walk test after 24 weeks of though the authors observed that the presence of a su-
aerobic training. pervisor during the physical exercises offered motiva-
Assessing the effects of aerobic training, using tional support and stimulated the patients to remain
90% of the anaerobic threshold for exercise prescrip- active and better comply with the training program.
tion, Sakkas et al.4 observed increases of 24% in mus- Conversely, Chang et al.13 observed that active pa-
cle capillarization, 33% in exercise duration and 20% tients had less fatigue and better physical activity level
in peak VO2. The authors reported that renal failure between the fourth and eighth weeks of training. The
does not damage the enzymatic respiratory chain, the patients from the intervention group had persistent
musculoskeletal system of uremic patients respond- reduction of fatigue levels and better conditioning
ing to exercise in the same fashion as that of the gen- was evident in those performing physical exercises.
eral population. Using the same training intensity, The authors concluded that because the performance
Koufaki et al.11 found improved aerobic capacity in of exercises during HD is safe, does not add costs, and
the patients receiving the intervention, with reduced does not demand extra patient`s time, the interven-
time of execution of the sitting-standing test, whereas tion can be considered a routine component of HD.
the controls had reduced aerobic capacity during the
12 weeks of the study. Conclusion
Konstantinidou et al.17 compared the effects of
three models of training: on non-HD days, during After the literature review, we concluded that the per-
HD and domiciliary. Aerobic capacity increased in formance of aerobic exercises during HD improves
the three training models, and the results were more the functional capacity, providing cardio-respirato-
evident with training on non-HD days. Yet, when ry and muscle benefits to the patients. The stud-
questioned, the patients preferred to perform the ex- ies demonstrated that exercises promote improved
ercises during the HD sessions. aerobic capacity and physical conditioning, reduce
After a 4-week rehabilitation program, Kouidi fatigue and anxiety, improve muscle capillarization
et al.18 reported that an improvement of the aerobic and resting BP, increase exercise duration and im-
capacity was associated with changes in the left ven- prove urea clearance.
tricular functional capacity, improving some sudden Because recommendations on the frequency, in-
death risk indicators in HD patients. Aerobic exer- tensity and duration of these programs diverge, there
cise should be performed during the first two hours of must be adequacy to the reality of each service and
HD, as cardiovascular instability, which may develop each patient. Once CKD may significantly influence
after this period, precludes exercise performance. 1 the quality of life, it becomes important to undertake
Ouzouni et al.,20 also in a 40-week period study, studies on alternative treatments to promote improve-
observed a 21.1% increase of peak VO2, a 23.6% in- ment of the clinical status, reducing the rates of co-
crease of exercise duration, and a 6% reduction of the morbidity and mortality.
resting blood pressure (BP). Petraki et al.21 observed The presence of a supervisor during the practice of
a 22.4% increase in peak VO2, a 40.9% increase in exercises offers motivational support and stimulates the
exercise duration, and a 23% improvement of the ar- patients to remain active, increasing compliance with
terial baroreflex sensitivity, with a 6% reduction of the training program. The practice of aerobic exercises
must be continuous, as it is safe, does not incur in extra 13. Chang Y, Cheng S, Lin M, et al. The effectiveness of
costs and does not demand extra time. It can thus be intradialytic leg ergometry exercise for improving
sedentary life style and fatigue among patients with
considered a routine component of HD therapy.
chronic kidney disease: a randomized clinical trial. Int J
Nurs Stud 2010;47:1383-8.
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