Plain-English translation of NCT06360302 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
Researchers are studying how muscles respond to exercise in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. They want to find a better, easier way to measure insulin resistance—a condition where your body has trouble using insulin properly. By comparing healthy people, people with metabolic syndrome, and dialysis patients during an exercise test, they hope to discover blood markers that can help doctors assess and prevent insulin resistance.
People on dialysis almost always develop insulin resistance, which makes their muscles weaker and can lead to serious health problems. However, doctors don't have a good, practical way to measure it in dialysis patients. This study aims to find a simpler blood test that could help doctors spot and treat insulin resistance earlier, especially since exercise programs are now being offered to dialysis patients.
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You will come to the hospital for an exercise test where researchers will measure your blood markers before, during, and after physical activity. You'll be matched with other participants of the same age and sex so researchers can compare healthy people, people with metabolic problems, and dialysis patients side by side. The study involves completing one functional assessment visit in the physiology department.
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