Participant acceptability of exercise in kidney disease (PACE-KD): a feasibility study protocol in renal transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). General population risk scores for CVD underestimate the risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suggesting additional non-traditional factors. Renal transplant recipients also exhibit elevated inflammation and impaired immune function. Exercise has a positive impact on these factors in patients with CKD but there is a lack of rigorous research in RTRs, particularly surrounding the feasibility and acceptability of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in this population. This study aims to explore the feasibility of three different supervised aerobic exercise programmes in RTRs to guide the design of future

SUBMITTER: Bishop NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature