Comparison of the effect of guided visualization technique and cryotherapy on the pain intensity of needle insertion into arterial-venous vessels of hemodialysis patients: a crossover clinical trial
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- cryotherapy technique, guided visualization technique.Preparatory care for dialysis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230808059078N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Having a fistula and at least 6 weeks history of dialysis
No eczema and sores in the massage area
Absence of disturbance in the level of consciousness
Absence of peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy
Exclusion Criteria
Use of painkillers 8 hours before hemodialysis
Having mental disorders recorded in the patient's file.
No need to continue hemodialysis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The percentage of people whose pain score is less than 10 after the guided visualization technique. The percentage of people whose pain score is less than 10 after the cryotherapy technique. Timepoint: Measuring the amount of pain at the end of three techniques (guided visualization, cryotherapy and control) in three independent groups of 20 people during three stages with an interval of three days. Method of measurement: Numeric rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain control with a numerical measure of pain. Timepoint: Measuring the amount of pain at the end of three techniques (guided visualization, cryotherapy and control) in three independent groups of 20 people during three stages with an interval of three days. Method of measurement: Numeric rating scale.