IRCT2015051122210N1
Completed
N/A
Comparing the effect of cold and heat stimulation of the Hoku point on pain of needling arteriovenous fistulas in elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- pain.
- Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Enrollment
- 24
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •inclusion criteria:being in ages of 60 years and over; being under regular hemodialysis; willingness to participate in the study; having no impairment in consciousness and vision; being able to communicate verbally; having no pain before hemodialysis session; not using any opiate or analgesic drugs at least 4 hours before the hemodialysis session; not having a known dementia; peripheral vascular disorder and diabetic neuropathy; lack of any inflammation bite or fracture on the massage location or the Huko point; and lack of any complications in the AVF (i.e. thrombosis; infection; aneurysm). The exclusion criteria were requiring more than one attempt to establish a needle in the AVF in hemodialysis session; a decision to withdraw from the study; the incidence of any problems in the Huko point; and occurrence of any local complications in the AVF (i.e. thrombosis; infection; and aneurysm) during the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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