Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Aim: To investigate the effect of selected physical therapy program on quality of life and endurance in children with chronic kidney disease. Subjects and methods: Thirty-two children with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease from both genders, age ranged from 8 to 12 years participated in this study. They were allocated randomly into two groups of equal numbers, control and study. Children in control group received regular medical treatment with no change of their regular daily activities. Those in the study group received selected physical therapy program of aerobic exercises in the form of treadmill training and strengthening exercises three days/week for three successive months. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and six-minutes walking test were used to assess quality of life and endurance respectively. Results: The within group comparison mean values of the measured parameters of the control group showed no statistically significant change of the six-minutes walking test, but there was significant decrease in quality of life total score. On the other hand, there was significant improvement of all measured variables in the study group. Moreover, comparing the mean values between the two groups after three successive months revealed significant difference in favor of the study group. Conclusion: Selected physical therapy program contributed to the improvement of quality of life and endurance in children with chronic kidney disease

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