The effect of foot massage on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sleep Quality.; Nonorganic insomnia

• Registration Number: IRCT2014031516983N1
• Lead Sponsor: orestan 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: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Willingness to cooaperate and participate in research; giving informed consent; having sleep problems based on scores resulting from Pittsburg questionnaire; performing hemodialysis in the evening and night shifts; lack of amputation, injury, infection, wound and skin disease in the lower limbs; insensitive to massage and having endurance against massage by patient; not having clotting disorders, vascular, neuropathy and diabetes complications; age above 18 years and below 65 years; no history of psychiatric disorders or psychiatric hospitalization; not using hypnotic drugs.
Exclusion criteria: Not wanting to continue working; referring to another facility for futher treatment; referring patients for kidney transplantation; having undiagnosed illnesses.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ack of sleep. Timepoint: Before intervention, a week later, two weeks later, three weeks later and four weeks later after beginning of intervention. Method of measurement: By using Pittsburg and Sleep Log.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improving sleep Quality. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: By using Pittsburg and Sleep Log.