Establishment of the renal rehabilitation program to prevent the decline of renal function

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K12925
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Kohzuki Masahiro 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (70234698)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 伊藤 修 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 大学院非常勤講師 (00361072) ; 三浦 美佐 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (30612014) ; 森 信芳 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (50463790)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: リハビリテーション / 慢性腎臓病 / ガイドライン策定 / 効果の検証 / 有害事象 / 保存期CKD / 透析患者 / 機序解明

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have established the Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation in 2011 to evaluate and promote renal rehabilitation (RR). We have first established the clinical guideline as “Renal rehabilitation” in the world. We define RR, including of five major components: such as exercise training, diet & fluid management, medication & medical surveillance, education, psychological & vocational counseling”. The first step to successful RR is ensuring that the clinical prerequisites of anemia control, adequate dialysis, exercise, a well-functioning vascular access, and proper nutrition are in place. In RR, we should improve not only quality of life but also biological lifespan in patients with CKD. RR is a feasible, effective and safe secondary prevention strategy following CKD, and offers a promising model for new field of rehabilitation.

Free Research Field

内科学，リハビリテーション医学