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Effect of a Virtual Reality Exercise on Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Research Protocol

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  • Erika Meléndez-Oliva

    (Center for Translational Research in Physiotherapy, Miguel Hernández University, San Juan, 03550 Alicante, Spain)

  • Eleuterio A. Sánchez-Romero

    (Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
    Physiotherapy and Orofacial Pain Working Group, Sociedad Española de Disfunción Craneomandibular y Dolor Orofacial (SEDCYDO), 28009 Madrid, Spain
    Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Eva Segura-Ortí

    (Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain)

  • José-Antonio Gil-Gómez

    (Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Xabier A. Soto-Goñi

    (Department of Psychobiology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Emilio J. Poveda-Pagán

    (Center for Translational Research in Physiotherapy, Miguel Hernández University, San Juan, 03550 Alicante, Spain)

Abstract

High levels of inflammatory markers have been associated with a greater deterioration of renal function and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. For its part, physical exercise has been shown to be beneficial in improving the functional, psychological, and inflammatory states of patients with chronic kidney failure (CKF) undergoing haemodialysis (HD) treatment, improving their health-related quality of life. In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been studied and described as an effective and safe tool that improves patients’ adherence to exercise programs. For these reasons, we propose to analyse the effect of VR exercise on the functional, psychological, and inflammatory states of patients on HD, as well as their levels of adherence to exercise, and compare them with static pedalling exercises. We will randomise 80 patients with CKF into two blind groups: an experimental group, which will carry out an intradialytic exercise program with non-immersive VR (n = 40), and a control group, which will exercise with a static pedal (n = 40). Functional capacity, inflammatory and phycological status, and exercise adherence will be analysed. Higher levels of adherence to exercise are expected in the VR group, which will have greater effects on the patients’ functional capacity and psychological and inflammatory status.

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  • Erika Meléndez-Oliva & Eleuterio A. Sánchez-Romero & Eva Segura-Ortí & José-Antonio Gil-Gómez & Xabier A. Soto-Goñi & Emilio J. Poveda-Pagán, 2023. "Effect of a Virtual Reality Exercise on Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Research Protocol," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:5:p:4116-:d:1080142
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    1. Hsiao-Yu Chou & Shu-Ching Chen & Tzung-Hai Yen & Hui-Mei Han, 2020. "Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on Fatigue in Hospitalized Taiwanese End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 29(6), pages 368-374, July.
    2. Lidia Martínez Rolando & Jorge Hugo Villafañe & Soledad Cercadillo García & Ana Sanz Argüello & Marta Villanueva Rosa & Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero, 2022. "Multicomponent Exercise Program to Improve the Immediate Sequelae of COVID-19: A Prospective Study with a Brief Report of 2-Year Follow-Up," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.
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