Rutgers College of Nursing professor to test exercise program for older individuals with CKD
16th Nov 2006, 16:14 GMT
The National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health awarded a two-year $154,000 grant to a Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member to test the effects of a 12-week home-based exercise intervention program on older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring long-term dialysis treatments. The study will also evaluate the feasibility of the research plan for a larger clinical trial.
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