The effect of accupressure and cryotherapy on the pain of the injection in the arteriovenous fistula in the patients under hemodialysis

Not Applicable

Conditions: acute postprocedural pain of needle entry into the arteriovenous fistula.
Other acute postprocedural pain
G89.18

Registration Number: IRCT20170116031972N7

Lead Sponsor: Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 18 years
Being conscious
Having the ability of verbal communication
3 months passed the time of fistula embedding
At least 6 months passed the time of hemodialysis Initiation
Having an active medical document (Weekly three sessions and each session for 3 to 4 hours of hemodialysis)
In case of diabetes, their diabetes has been controlled (FBS range from 70 to 150 mg/dl and BS in the range of 120 to 250 mg/dl)

Exclusion Criteria

Receiving a sedative or opiate drug for 8 hours before hemodialysis
Excessive pain in other body parts
The presence of skin problem, insensibility, neuropathic disorders and peripheral vascular disease at the site of access to the vessels

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score in numerical visual analogue pain scale. Timepoint: Session 1: Patient's pain will be measured under normal care conditions and after entering and fixing hemodialysis arterial-venous needles. Session 2: Patient's pain will be measured after cryotherapy and entering and fixing hemodialysis arterial-venous needles. Session 3: Patient's pain will be measured after acupressure and entering and fixing hemodialysis arterial-venous needles. Method of measurement: The numerical visual analogue pain scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures