POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENT EXERCISE GUIDE
GREX have been requested to develop an exercise guide for people with poycystic kidney disease. A first ‘ideas’ half page draft of this short guide can be found here. Please send any comments or feedback to Kristen Parker (Kinesiologist, Calgary, Canada) by the 31st March 2026.
GREX CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
JSRR/GREX Kidney Exercise Symposium 25th-26th March 2026 Sendai
A combined Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation (JSRR) and GREX 2 day symposium at the Sendai International Center. These 2 days immediately preceed the ISN WCN in Yokohama (28-31 March). Sendai is a beautiful city 2.5 hours by train north of Yokohama and will give you the opportunity of visiting another part of Japan. Register here
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WCN, Yokohama, GREX Meet and Greet 29th March 2026
GREX drinks and dinner will be held on Sunday 29th March, 2026. Meet at 6.15pm at the main entrance to the WCN Conference Centre. Please RSVP to Paul at grexnetwork@gmail.com if you intend to join us or just turn up. We will advise on mored details and venue as we get closer to the WCN.
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ICRNM 2026 Congress, Berlin, September 16-19, 2026
The International Congress on Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ICRNM), is the bi-annual conference of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM). A special feature of this year’s meeting is a GREX Exercise Workshop - not to be missed. Deadline for Abstract submissions extended till March 28, 2026! Submissions can be made via the congress website. Presenting authors of abstracts receive a €50 discount on the participation fee. Preliminary program on our website here. You can register for the congress here. Please note the reduced conference fees for ISRNM members.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Ghildayal N, Liu Y, Hong J, Li Y, Chen X, Fernández MG, Carlson MC, Fine DM, Appel LJ, Diener-West M, Charytan DM. Intradialytic cognitive and aerobic exercise training to preserve cognitive function: IMPCT, a multi-dialysis center 2× 2 factorial block-randomized controlled trial. American journal of nephrology. 2026 Feb 10;57(1):1-3. Link
Schmidt T, Stegelmann L, Kerstin M, Taylan C, Hoppe B, Brixius K. Exergaming as a promising approach to promote physical activity in children and adolescents during hemodialysis?. Pediatric Nephrology. 2026 Jan 15:1-3. Link
Otobe Y, Shibagaki Y. Association between frailty, frailty domains, and health-related hope in patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease. Geriatric Nursing. 2026 Mar 1;68:103801. Link
Niihata K, Kurita N, Inanaga R, Toida T, Abe M, Masaki T, Yamamoto S. Long-term frailty progression and mortality in hemodialysis: impact of dialysis duration and baseline frailty in a nationwide japanese cohort. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 2026 Mar 2:1-3. Link
Boukadida R, Saadaoui M, Thabet N, Olfa M, Asma F, Nouir S, Sahtout W, Ben Aicha N, Azzabi A, Guedri Y, Laatiri I. The effect of intradialytic resistance exercise on physical function and dialysis adequacy in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. PloS one. 2026 Mar 13;21(3):e0337910. Link
Mitake Y, Yabe H, Yamaguchi T, Tabata A, Fujii T. Differences in circulatory dynamics and skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise between post-dialysis and non-dialysis days in hemodialysis patients. International Urology and Nephrology. 2026 Jan 9:1-1. Link
Kistler, Brandon M., et al. "Physical activity and exercise for cardiometabolic health and fitness in CKD: an overview by exercise type." Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 21.1 (2026): 144-153. Link
Martin‐Alemañy, Geovana, et al. "Volume Overload Assessed by Vector Impedance Analysis and Physical Function in Hemodialysis Patients." Hemodialysis International (2026). Link
Martins, Pedro M., et al. "Intradialytic exercise: a controlled nationwide effectiveness-implementation study." Clinical Kidney Journal 19.1 (2026): Link
Bennett, Paul N., et al. "Randomized Controlled Trial of Intradialytic Cycling as Kidney Exercise Rehabilitation for Cardiac Stunning in Hemodialysis (TICKERS_HD): A Clinical Research Protocol." Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease 13 (2026) Link
Groninger, Nolan W., et al. "Determining Physical Function Measures for Estimating VO2Peak in Patients on Hemodialysis." Kidney Medicine (2026): Link
Lamarche, Florence, et al. "Exercise training for adults with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis." The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2026.1 (2026): Link
Wilkinson, Thomas J., et al. "Prescribing physical activity and exercise for people with chronic kidney disease: A practical guide by the Global Renal Exercise Network." Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2026): 10-2215. Link
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