Endurance-oriented training program with children and adolescents on maintenance hemodialysis to enhance dialysis efficacy-DiaSport.

Objective: Pediatric patients spend significant time on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and traveling. They are often not capable of participating in sports activities. To assess the effects of exercise training during HD on dialysis efficacy in children and adolescents, we set up a multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Endurance training during maintenance hemodialysis in pediatric and adolescent patients-theory and best practice suggestions.

Patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) spend significant sedentary time traveling to and receiving dialysis, which leaves little time for social or sport events. Also, chronic HD patients are not physically fit, too exhausted after HD, and are not necessarily motivated to perform sports. There is increasing evidence that endurance training during HD can both increase dialysis efficacy and improve the ability of patients to participate in social life.

Cardiorespiratory capacity in children and adolescents on maintenance haemodialysis.

Background: Paediatric patients on maintenance haemodialysis (HD) often report their own physical fitness to be hampered. Their physical endurance capacity is known to be significantly lower than that of healthy controls. However, physical endurance was up to now only examined on non-HD days.

How to carry out a health-orientated marathon training programme for running and inline skating.

Background: More and more people want to do something for their health. Nevertheless, certain reluctance exists when it comes to committing oneself to higher sporting aims, as well as some uncertainty concerning proper training.

Design And Methods: Two model projects have been developed, aimed at motivating larger parts of the population towards a health-orientated training programme.