The Effect of Intradialytic Eye Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients
Recruiting · NCT07591714 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute
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What this trial is about
This pilot randomized trial will evaluate whether a structured intradialytic eye-exercise program can be delivered safely and consistently during maintenance hemodialysis and whether it shows preliminary promise for improving physical function, balance, and fall-related concern. The study is needed because hemodialysis patients commonly experience impaired physical performance, reduced balance, and fear of falling, and these problems are associated with higher fall risk; at the same time, supervised exercise during dialysis is increasingly viewed as a practical way to reach this medically complex and often sedentary population. Eye-movement and gaze-stability training has also shown benefit for balance- and fall-related outcomes in older adults and stroke survivors, but its feasibility and potential value during dialysis sessions remain uncertain.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Adults ≥18 years receiving maintenance in-center hemodialysis
- Clinically stable for brief seated intradialytic intervention
- Able to understand and follow eye-exercise instructions
- Able to provide informed consent
- Able to sit upright independently during dialysis
- Able to complete repeated outcome assessments
- Able to communicate discomfort or adverse symptoms
- Usual corrective lenses permitted if needed for visual clarity
Exclusion criteria
- Unstable cardiac conditions (e.g., unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia)
- Active infection or acute medical illness
- Hemodynamic instability
- Significant cognitive or communication impairment preventing instruction-following
- Severe uncorrected visual impairment or active ocular disease
- Recent major ophthalmologic surgery
- Severe musculoskeletal or neurologic limitations preventing participation or testing
- Any condition deemed unsafe for intradialytic exercise by the treating physician or nephrologist
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Pardis specialized wellness institute - Isfahan, Iran