title: Effectiveness of conventional physical therapy and Pilates' method in functionality, respiratory muscle strength and ability to exercise in hospitalized chronic renal patients: A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with chronic kidney disease can present compromised functional abilities, and hospitalization may further contribute to their health deterioration and loss of functional independence.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effectiveness between Pilates Method and Conventional Physical Therapy in functionality, exercise capacity and respiratory muscle strength in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  56 patients will be randomized into Control (usual care) or Pilates groups. Functionality (Barthel Index), exercise capacity (Step Test) and respiratory muscle strength (Manovacuometry) will be evaluated during pre-intervention, after the 5th and 10th sessions or at discharge in both groups. The statistical analysis will be calculated using linear mixed models and based on intention-to-treat. The level of significance will be set at α = 5%. This study is the first to develop a Pilates protocol for hospitalized chronic renal failure patients and the results will provide additional treatment options for these patients and for physiotherapists.
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Santi Sagin Torres
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laís Azevedo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pereira da Silva
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristina Maria Nunes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.affiliation: Master's and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Physiotherapist from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. Electronic address: luciana.chiavegato@unicid.edu.br.
authors.forename: Luciana Dias
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Chiavegato
mesh_terms: D026241:Exercise Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012107:Research Design; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Chronic; Exercise movement techniques; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Physical therapy specialty; Randomized controlled trial; Renal insufficiency