Previous studies have suggested the benefits of physical exercise for patients on dialysis.
We conducted the Exercise Introduction to Enhance Performance in Dialysis trial, a 6-month …

Background/Aims: Scarce physical activity predicts shorter survival in dialysis patients. However,
the relationship between physical (motor) fitness and clinical outcomes has never been …

Background Exercise has positive psychophysical effects on dialysis patients, thus effective
programs should be identified. We evaluated the effects of an original 6-month walking …

A sedentary lifestyle contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease, hypertension,
diabetes and probably cancer in the general population; this cluster of disease may be …

Background: Skeletal muscle dysfunction and poor exercise tolerance are hallmarks of end-stage
renal disease (ESRD). Noninvasively measured (near-infrared spectroscopy, NIRS) …

Over a 10-year period, 1,990 end-stage renal disease patients in 30 centers were treated
with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis by the Italian Cooperative Peritoneal Dialysis …

In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), renal cyst development and
enlargement, as well as cell growth, are associated with alterations in several pathways, …

Aim Skeletal muscle atrophy and dysfunction with associated weakness may involve the
respiratory muscles of dialysis patients. We evaluated the effect of moderate-intensity exercise …

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a renal disorder characterized by
the development of cysts in both kidneys leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by the …

Physical inactivity among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly among
patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD), is a long-standing clinical problem and a scarcely …