Fight Fatigue: A Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Walking Intervention to Reduce Fatigue in Adults With ESKD

Fight Fatigue: A Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Walking Intervention to Reduce Fatigue in Adults With ESKD

Fight Fatigue is evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a combined progressive muscle relaxation and walking intervention to reduce fatigue for adults with end-stage kidney disease receiving in-center hemodialysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of ESKD diagnosis and receiving hemodialysis for at least 3 months
• Can read and speak English
• Fatigue measured via visual analogue scale, score ≥4 over the last week
• Able to stand and walk one block
• Has a cell phone that can receive text messages

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient's nephrologist refuses for them to participate
• Unstable angina
• Unstable pulmonary disease or pulmonary symptoms that preclude participation
• Lower-extremity amputation without prosthetic (BKA, AKA) -Orthopedic or neurologic condition that would preclude walking or tensing/releasing of muscles-
• Cognitive impairment that, in the judgement of the research team, precludes trial participation
• Participation in the formative phase of the development of Fight Fatigue