The effect of the Emotional Freedom Techniques on fatigue, anxiety and symptoms burden of patients under hemodialysis

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Kidney dialysis.; Kidney dialysis as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure; Y84.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20191021045178N5
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patient with an 18 - year - old and more
at least 6 months since the dialysis started
Doing hemodialysis 2 to 4 times at week.
The ability to understand and speak persian

Exclusion Criteria

The presence of chronic mental illness known by a physician's diagnosis
A patient suffering from retinopathy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety scores in Spielberger's state-trait anxiety questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention and four weeks after an intervention (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Method of measurement: Spielberger state- trait anxiety inventory.;Fatigue scores on the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Timepoint: Before the intervention and four weeks after an intervention (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory.;Physical and mental symptom burden score in dialysis Symptoms burden Index questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention and four weeks after an intervention (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Method of measurement: Dialysis Symptoms burden Index.