The INJECT study - effect of a self-management intervention on needle fear in adults receiving haemodialysis.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: needle fear; haemodialysis patients; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000229875
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Adelaide Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-04
• Study Completion: 2022-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 3 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Cohort is selected through dialysis physicians and nursing staff at Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service (CNARTS) as those identified with high clinical index of suspicion to needle distress.
•>18 years
•English speaking
•Commencing haemodialysis within study timeframe (incident patients)
•Already receiving haemodialysis
•Current AV fistula
•In-patient or outpatient
•DFIQ score >2

Exclusion Criteria

•Unable to give written consent
•Currently receiving psychological therapy/intervention for needle fear/distress
•Inability or unwillingness to complete patient self-management modules (e.g. due to literacy, vision impairment, cognitive deficits)
•DFIQ less than or equal to 2

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified