A Walking Intervention to Increase Weekly Steps in Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Rationale & ObjectivePatients receiving dialysis report very low physical activity. We implemented a pilot trial to assess the feasibility of a pedometer-based intervention to gather preliminary evidence about its impact on physical activity, symptoms, and surrogates of cardiovascular risk.Study DesignPilot randomized controlled trial.Setting & Participants60 dialysis patients from San Francisco dialysis clinics.InterventionParticipants were...