Effect aromatherapy on fatigue and quality of life in hemodialysis patients
Phase 2
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease.Chronic uraemia End stage kidney diseaseN18.5 Chro
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014101819564N1
- Lead Sponsor
- research of Deputy, Tehran of Medical Sciences University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
The main conditions for inclusion were age over 18 years;. at least 1 year of hemodialysis;. dialysis three times a week;. a willingness to participate in the research;. having a healthy sense of smell and no history of aromatherapy and massage therapy during the last 9 months;.
having a healthy sense of smell;. lack of allergic rhinitis or respiratory problems;. lack of skin sensitivity to aromatic herbs;. no drug abuse;. no chronic physical disorders such as debilitating cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic or mental diseases;. The main conditions for exclusion were death of the patient during the study;. and kidney transplant.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Rhoten Fatigue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: KDQOL - SF™1/3 questionnaire.