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Restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a propensity score-matched comparison.

Key takeaways

This study compared two kinds of dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and how often patients had restless legs syndrome, a strong urge to move the legs at night that badly disrupts sleep. It enrolled 396 people with kidney failure between April and October 2024, 173 on hemodialysis and 223 on peritoneal dialysis, then matched the groups so they were similar on age and other traits. It measured how common restless legs was, how severe it got, and how well people slept. Because patients were not assigned to a dialysis type at random, this shows a link between dialysis type and restless legs, not proof that one type causes it.

Who did this work

Hu N · Yuan T · Teng L · Xu C · Zhang W · Chang W

Source

Article · PubMed, Lifestyle and CKD · 2026 Aug 19
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42688203/