NCT04823286: GoodRENal

Integrated Patient Care Intradialysis Programme in Hemodialysis Through a Virtual Health Platform

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 23 January 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Virtual reality health platform during hemodialysis in End Stage Renal Disease in 70 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

31 March 2021

Primary endpoint
31 July 2023

31 August 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cardenal Herrera University
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	70
Start date	31 March 2021
Primary completion	31 July 2023
Estimated completion	31 August 2026
Sites	8 locations across Belgium, Sweden, Greece, Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• Virtual reality health platform during hemodialysis

Conditions studied

• End Stage Renal Disease — all drugs for End Stage Renal Disease →
• Hemodialysis-Induced Symptom — all drugs for Hemodialysis-Induced Symptom →
• Chronic Kidney Diseases — all drugs for Chronic Kidney Diseases →

Sponsor

Cardenal Herrera University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 99, any sex, with End Stage Renal Disease or Hemodialysis-Induced Symptom. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

There is wide evidence regarding the weak points of end-stage Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in hemodialysis, and they include three intervention aspects: exercise, nutrition and psychological support. Evidence shows that exercise for patients in hemodialysis results in increased survival rate, functional capacity, strength and health-related quality of life.

Additionally, different studies have shown the benefits of psychological interventions and the positive effect of educational programs on nutritional care for patients in hemodialysis.

Despite the well-known benefits of exercise, this kind of programs are not being implemented in the routine clinical care of hemodialysis patients.

Thus, the GoodRENal project aims to promote healthy lifestyles among dialysis patients in a holistic approach that combines exercise, nutrition and psychological wellbeing plus cognitive functioning addressing adult learners. The project will, in phase 1, explore barriers and facilitators of patients, carers and health professionals towards healthy lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition and psychological well being). In phase 2, the project will develop a health virtual platform including these three dimensions of cares. In summary, the project outputs will be:

1. A didactic content in a modular platform to create an educational program for integrated treatments in patients with dialysis
2. A guideline to promote healthy lifestyles among dialysis patients for health care providers
3. A guideline to promote e healthy lifestyles among dialysis patients for patients and formal - nonformal carers

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Impact of an Intradialytic Nonimmersive Virtual Reality Platform on Functional Capacity: The GoodRENal Pilot Feasibility Study.
   Segura-Orti E, Kouidi E, Michou V, Cana-Poyatos A, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42253429 · DOI 10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101371