investigating the effect of effleurage massage and diluted vinegar solution on relieving pruritus among hemodialysis patients
Phase 3
- Conditions
- itching in hemodialysis patients.Preparatory care for dialysis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160209026483N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Performing hemodialysis three times a week
Age over 18 years
History of hemodialysis more than three months
Each hemodialysis session lasts for 3-5 hours
Exclusion Criteria
massage prohibition
sensitivity to vinegar solution
skin problem other than uremic pruritus
lack of patient satisfaction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method remic pruritus. Timepoint: The evaluation of pruritus score in weeks 0,1,2,3,4 of study. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Scale of sleep disturbance. Timepoint: Before intervention and the first, second, third and fourth weeks of the intervention. Method of measurement: The questionnaire of sleep disturbance.