Effect of meditation on hemodialysis adequacy and some psychological symptoms

Phase 2

• Conditions: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Depression. Condition 3: Stress.; Anxiety disorder, unspecified; Depressive episode, unspecified; Stress, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: IRCT2014102917454N3
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Zanjan 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: 67

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria: diagnosed with chronic kidney disease by their physicians; being under hemodialysis for at least three months; not having participated in other intervention studies; ability to participate in training sessions; ability to do meditation exercises; being registered in the hospital; lack of previous experiences with meditation; and lack of specific medical prohibitions, such as deafness, blindness, end-stage heart failure, brain trauma, uncontrolled hypertension and acute glaucoma; being consent to participate in the study; Lack of psychological drug use; lack of proved psychological disease. The exclusion criteria include unable or unwilling to participate in a group program; having reduced cognitive ability; hospitalized because of other medical conditions; having contraindications for doing meditation exercises; kidney transplantation during the study or referring to other hospitals; fistula or graft damages; and using psychological medications during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale- 21 (DASS-21).;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale- 21 (DASS-21).;Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale- 21 (DASS-21).