Effect of acupressure on severity of pruritus, quality of life, and laboratory parameters in hemodialysis patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis.Extracorporeal dialysis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017041917546N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
The patients Must be on dialysis for at least 6 months; Their age should be in range of 18 to 65 years; Having itching at least for 3 months; Must be on dialysis at least three times a week for 3-4 hours; Should have intact sense in acupressure points. Exclusion criteria: The patient declines to cooperate; There is wound at acupressure points; Suffering from viral hepatitis or AIDS, Being hospitalized in the last month; Having any surgery; amputation or neuropathy in the last three months; Having history of non uremic itching, liver disease, cancer, psychiatric disorder and current infection.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method remic pruritus. Timepoint: Before. The end of the second week and the end of the fifth week after beginning the intervention. Method of measurement: 5-D Pruritus Scale.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and the end of fifth week after beginning the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Questionnaire in patients with pruritus (Itchy QoL).;Biochemical parameters including hemoglobin, hematocrit, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, potassium, PTH, BUN, and Cr. Timepoint: Before and the end of fifth week after beginning the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood sample.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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