Acupressure and Fistula Needle Insert Pain Management

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 (Disorder)
• Interventions: Behavioral: Acupreesure applied

• Registration Number: NCT05971134
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acupressure application on Hegu (LI4) point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle in patients with brescia-cimino, snuff-box and antecubital fistula.

Methods: This study was randomized control study which was conducted with 66 intervention and 65 control participants. The participants in the intervention group were divided into 3 groups according to the fistula area. Data were collected using Descriptive Information Form and pain scale.

Detailed Description

This study is determined that finger acupuncture at L14 point reduces the severity of pain felt by the patient during fistula needle insertion. Acute pain during puncture of arteriovenous fistula is a common problem in hemodialysis patients. Moreover, patients experience this acute pain three times a week. Accordingly, acupressure applied to the L4 acupuncture point can be considered as an effective, simple and low-cost non-pharmacological method to reduce acute pain during needle insertion in patients. Since this application is non-invasive and does not carry the risk of complications, it can be taught to patients and/or nurses to contribute to the management of acute pain. In addition, in this article, we examined the effect of acupressure applied only to the LI4 acupuncture point on pain intensity during fistula needle insertion, therefore, we suggest designing different studies with different acupuncture points (effective in reducing pain).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-01
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study Completion: 2023-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 131

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experimental group	Acupreesure applied	Intervention group 1 consisted of patients with brescia-cimino fistula Intervention group 2 consisted of patients with snuff-box fistula Intervention group 3 consisted of patients with antecubital fistula.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric Rating Scale was used to determine the severity of acute pain experienced by patients during fistula needle insertion.	1 week	The pain severity of the patient is determined with the Numeric Rating Scale. NRS includes numbers from 0 to 10. The meaning of the number "0" on the scale is "I have no pain" and the number "10" means "I have very severity pain".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baskent University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye, Turkey