The effect of breathing exercises on dialysis related symptoms among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: End stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001373561
• Lead Sponsor: INGESWARI VASUDEVA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

All patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis treatment, dialyzing via permanent vascular access such as arteriovenous fistula, graft and permanent catheter were included for the study. The age limit was 18 years and above for the purpose of consent. Patient should have dialysis adequacy (kt/v) of more than 1.0 this is to ensure that patient is adequately dialyzed. Therefore the patients should be dialyzed regularly for more than 6 months to ensure the availability of dialysis adequacy (kt/v) result. Patient should have blood pressure within normal range and Hb above 10gm/dl.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with active infection, evidence of fluid overload such as short of breath at rest, those who were involved in any kind of breathing exercises were excluded from this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the effects of breathing exercise in reducing number of symptoms and level of symptom severity among patients undergoing hemodialysis. (composite outcomes) <br>The outcome was assess by using Dialysis Symptoms Index (DSI) questionnaire. [Baseline before intervention, then 8 weeks on completion of intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the prevalence of symptom in hemodialysis patients.<br>The outcome was assess by using Dialysis Symptoms Index (DSI) questionnaire. [Baseline before intervention, then 8 weeks on completion of intervention.];To determine the level of symptom severity in hemodialysis patients.<br>The outcome was assess by using Dialysis Symptoms Index (DSI) questionnaire. [Baseline before intervention, then 8 weeks on completion of intervention.];To determine the association between demographic variable gender, age, marital status and educational level and severity score.<br>The outcome was assess by using demographic questionnaire designed specifically for this study and Dialysis Symptoms Index (DSI) questionnaires. [Baseline before intervention, then 8 weeks on completion of intervention.]