Fight Fatigue: A Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Walking Intervention to Reduce Fatigue in Adults With ESKD
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of ESKD diagnosis and receiving hemodialysis for at least 3 months * Can read and speak English * Fatigue measured via visual analogue scale, score ≥4 over the last week * Able to stand and walk one block * Has a cell phone that can receive text messages Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's nephrologist refuses for them to participate * Unstable angina * Unstable pulmonary disease or pulmonary symptoms that preclude participation * Lower-extremity amputation without prosthetic (BKA, AKA) -Orthopedic or neurologic condition that would preclude walking or tensing/releasing of muscles- * Cognitive impairment that, in the judgement of the research team, precludes trial participation * Participation in the formative phase of the development of Fight Fatigue
About the study
Fight Fatigue is evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a combined progressive muscle relaxation and walking intervention to reduce fatigue for adults with end-stage kidney disease receiving in-center hemodialysis.
What is being tested
- Fight Fatigue (behavioral)
- Attention Control (other)
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago · Participants: 40 · Started: Sep 2, 2025
Contact the study team
- Mary Hannan, PhD · Phone: 3123554838
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07014111
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | UI Health/University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.