New Participant

Upon enrolment, participants will be asked to complete a series of assessments. This will include a physical functioning test as well as completion of surveys and questionnaires to track your physical functioning, quality of life and fatigue.

If you have any question, please contact fit.kidney@ubc.ca

1 Consent Form

To participate in this study, you are required to carefully read and sign a consent form. Please take the necessary time to review all provided information before making your decision. Once completed at the clinic, proceed to the next step in the process.

2 Baseline Exercise Level Questionnaire

The baseline physical activity assessment will only be completed once at the beginning of enrolment. This should take no longer than 3-5 minutes.

3 Physical Assessment

The initial physical assessment upon enrollment and before the operation will be conducted at the clinic. Following your Kidney Transplant, once a month from months 1 to 6, participants have the option to complete the assessment at home using provided written and video instructions. This process typically takes around 20 to 25 minutes, followed by the completion of a questionnaire.

4 Quality of Life (QoL)

The quality of life (QoL) survey will be completed at various time periods throughout the study (3 in total). This should take no longer than 10 -15 minutes to complete.

5 Fatigue Questionnaire

The short Fatigue Questionnaire will be completed at various time periods throughout the study (6 in total). This should take no longer than 2-3 minutes to complete.

What's Next?

You will also be instructed to partake in an exercise protocol to be performed prior to your operation, consisting of an aerobic (walking, biking, swimming, etc.), resistance (body weight and resistance bands) and flexibility components. The goal of this program will be to increase your exercise up to a maximum of 150 minutes per week. However, this program will start slowly and progress based on how you feel throughout.

You can find informations about the exercises under Exercises section.

Please refer to the timeline in Self-Report to see what will be collected at each time point throughout the study, and which questionnaire and/or assessment you need to complete.

Thank you for participating in Project Fit Kidney!