What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 326 participants
  Low

Aerobic exercise vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 221 participants
  Very low

Aerobic exercise and strength training vs no exercise or placebo exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Resistance training vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 68 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs control

• Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 217 participants
  Low

Exercise vs control

Summary of findings: exercise showed no clear difference in fatigue PIPER Fatigue Scale (PFS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)… compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 107 participants
  Moderate