The effect of acupressure and clonazepam tablet on sleep quality of hemodialysis patients.
- Conditions
- Sleep Quality.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20110906007494N41
- Lead Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
People 18 years and older with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) score = 5
Hemodialysis two or three times a week
Iranian nationality
Mental alertness and ability to answer questions
Lack of delirium (Delirium Screening Nursing Scale (NE-DESC))
Lack Existence of cognitive problems (examination by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE))
No history of stroke
Lack of incurable diseases such as cancer
Absence of severe hearing and vision problems
No substance abuse
No amputation of limbs and wounds on acupressure points
Patients taking anti-anxiety or hypnotic drugs due to neuropsychiatric disorders.
Patients using combination therapies such as acupuncture, herbal remedies, hypnosis or yoga.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep Quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method