Physical exercise in cachexia associated with chronic kidney disease: systematic review of the literature
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-4690.2025e39181327Palavras-chave:
Exercise, Muscle strength, Chronic Kidney Disease, CachexiaResumo
To evaluate scientific production about the use of exercise in the management of physical consumption in patients with CKD. Methods: Systematic review conducted on the Lilacs, Scielo, Medline, Science Direct, Google academic and PubMed databases. To search for the studies, we used the descriptors chronic kidney disease, physical activity, physical exercise, physical depletion, skeletal muscle loss, sarcopenia and cachexia, combined by the Boolean modulator "and". Initially, 837 publications were selected from the descriptors, after screening and reading in full, observing the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 824 articles were excluded. The final sample consisted of 21 articles, all consisting of randomized clinical trials. Results: Physical exercises, being the most used, resistance and cardiorespiratory exercises, can reverse the inflammatory process, thus minimizing the picture of musculoskeletal depression, in addition to optimizing physical resistance, anthropometry, muscle size and strength, physiological conditions and acidosis metabolic. Conclusion: It became evident that physical exercise is an important non-pharmacological treatment for physical consumption associated with CKD. The analysis of the selected studies showed that physical activity promotes gains in lean mass and muscle strength, and these gains result in a higher quality of life for patients.
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