Comparing the effect of cold and heat stimulation of the Hoku point on pain of needling arteriovenous fistulas in elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis

Kashan University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 24 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•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.

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