Home-based versus center-based aerobic exercise on cardiopulmonary performance, physical function, quality of life and quality of sleep of overweight patients with chronic kidney disease

Background The association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity can decrease the patients’ cardiopulmonary capacity, physical functioning and quality of life. The search for effective and practical alternative methods of exercise to engage patients in training programs is of great importance. Therefore, we aimed to compare the effects of home-based versus center-based aerobic exercise on the cardiopulmonary and functional capacities, quality of life and quality of sleep of overweight non-dialysis-dependent patients with CKD (NDD-CKD). Methods Forty sedentary overweight patients CKD stages 3 and 4 were randomly assigned to an exercise group [home-based group ( n = 12) or center-based exercise group ( n = 13)] or to a control group ( n = 15) that did not perform any exercise. Cardiopulmonary exercise test, functional capacity tests, quality of life, quality of sleep and clinical parameters were assessed at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks. Results The V O 2peak and all cardiopulmonary parameters evaluated were similarly improved ( p