PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED FEASIBILITY PILOT PROJECT
“AcuteKidneyInjury; PhysicalExercise; Hospitalization.
“Introduction: Physicalexercisecanbe beneficial for thehealthofthe renal system, as itcan improve theinflammatoryprocessofthekidneys. The objectivewastoanalyzeevidenceontheantiinflammatoryeffectsandtheirimplications in thepreventionandrecoveryof renal function in AcuteKidneyInjury, as well as thereductionofcomplicationsduringhospitalization. Methodology: The researchwascarried out withpatientswhodevelopedacutekidneyinjury (AKI) betweenDecember 2023 andDecember 2024 in a private hospital in Brasília-DF. Thisis a randomizedandcontrolledstudy, wherepatients in theinterventiongroupunderwent a therapeuticprogramwithaerobicexerciseandpatients in thecontrolgroupreceived usual routinecare in theintensivecareunit (ICU). In statisticalanalysis, the Shapiro-Wilktestwasusedtoassess data normality. Descriptiveandfrequencystatisticswereusedtodescribethesociodemographicandclinicalcharacteristics ofthesample, beingpresented as meanand standard deviationusingtheStudent t testor Mann-Whitney U test. Results: A total of 18 patientswereincluded in thestudy. The average age ofthestudiedpopulationwas (73: 65;80 p=0.873), femalesrepresented 50% ofthepopulation, thehighestincidencecomorbiditieswere: hypertension, diabetes anddyslipidemia. About 94% ofthepopulationwasincluded in thestudyatstage 1 AKI. Allpatientswhoparticipated in thetherapeuticprogramhad total orpartialrecoveryof renal function. 14% ofthegroupthatreceived usual carerequired renal replacementtherapy (RRT) withhemodialysis (HD), and 21% ofthisgroupdied. Conclusion: The studydemonstratedthat it ispossible, through some modifications, toapplytheprotocoltohumanson a largescaleduetotheobservationof positive thepracticeofphysicalexercises as anaid in thetreatmentofacutekidneyinjury.”