Trial reportCardiovascular diabetology2009
Aerobic exercise in obese diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: a randomized and controlled pilot study.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.
- Benefits of physical exercises in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Renal failure · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Weight-Loss Interventions on Kidney, Cardiometabolic and Anthropometric Outcomes in Adults With CKD and Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of different modes of exercise on inflammatory markers in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise training on frailty, cardiorespiratory fitness, and lower limb function in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Saudi Clinical Practice Guidelines for management of diabetic kidney disease in adults.Saudi medical journal · 2025Guideline
- The effect of exercise training in people with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of regular aerobic exercise on renal function in patients with CKD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for weight loss in people with chronic kidney disease who are overweight or obese.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Walking for hypertension.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Efficacy of aerobic exercise on the cardiometabolic and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of nephrology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on kidney and physical function in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of exercise training on proteinuria in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise on Inflammatory Cytokines in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise therapy improves eGFR, and reduces blood pressure and BMI in non-dialysis CKD patients: evidence from a meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2019Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD): a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2019Pooled it
- Self-management interventions for chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2019Pooled it
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- Association between physical activity advice only or structured exercise training with blood pressure levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Pooled it
- Dietary restriction and exercise for diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are generally physically inactive, have a high mortality rate, and may benefit from an exercise program.
methodsWe performed a 24-week randomized controlled feasibility study comparing aerobic exercise plus optimal medical management to medical management alone in patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m2), and stage 2-4 CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] 15-90 mL/min/1.73 m2 with persistent proteinuria). Subjects randomized to exercise underwent thrice weekly aerobic training for 6 followed by 18 weeks of supervised home exercise. The primary outcome variable was change in proteinuria.
resultsSeven subjects randomized to exercise and 4 control subjects completed the study. Exercise training resulted in an increase in exercise duration during treadmill testing, which was accompanied by slight but insignificant decreases in resting systolic blood pressure and 24-hour proteinuria. Exercise did not alter GFR, hemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, serum lipids, or C-reactive protein (CRP). Caloric intake and body weight and composition also did not change with exercise training.
conclusionExercise training in obese diabetic patients with CKD is feasible and may have clinical benefits. A large-scale randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of exercise on renal functions, cardiovascular fitness, inflammation, and oxidative stress in diabetic patients with CKD is planned.
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