Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Relaxation with virtual reality; Other: Attention match

• Registration Number: NCT05814679
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

Based on the task of providing the comfort of the patient, which is an indispensable part of the nursing profession, which many nurse theorists emphasize, there has been no study in the literature on the determination of the effect of virtual relaxation, which can be effective on the fatigue and comfort levels of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of virtual reality and relaxation on fatigue and comfort in hemodialysis patients.

Detailed Description

The patient will be prepared for relaxation with virtual reality and will be given a comfortable sitting position.

The patient will watch the relaxation practice with virtual reality once during the hemodialysis treatment.

The application will be terminated with the expiration of the virtual reality relaxation video.

Fatigue and comfort score will be measured after the application.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-18
• Study Start: 2023-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-31
• Study Completion: 2023-08-31
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Receiving hemodialysis treatment for the last 6 months
• Receiving four-hour hemodialysis treatment three times a week
• 18 years or older
• Deaf and visually impaired
• Without cognitive and psychiatric diagnosis
• Open to communication and cooperation
• Patients who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Kidney transplant
• Discomfort due to virtual reality glasses
• Suspected/diagnosed COVID-19
• Patients who want to leave the study voluntarily
• Death

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Relaxation with virtual reality	The patient will relax with virtual reality in the hemodialysis center with the researcher.
Control Group	Attention match	The patients in the control group will be given a training on the functions of the kidneys.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue Severity Scale	Assessing change of fatigue severity scale scores baseline, after each application for three weeks. Between third and fifth weeks any intervention will not be implemented and fatigue severity scale score will measure fifth week.	In the study, fatigue symptom will be measured with the fatigue severity scale.
Hemodialysis Comfort Scale	Assessing change of fatigue comfort scale scores baseline, after each application for three weeks. Between third and fifth weeks any intervention will not be implemented and comfort scale score will measure fifth week.	In the study, hemodialysis comfort will be measured with the hemodialysis comfort scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Cit Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey