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Evaluation the effect of hemodialysis fluid cooling on sleep, pruritus and hemodialysis efficiency in patients with hemodialysis.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Patients who are treated with hemodialysis.
Renal Failure
Registration Number
IRCT201203316481N3
Lead Sponsor
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
1.Patients who have arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis
2.Patients with constant blood flow rate during hemodialysis in control and test stages
3.Patients who have similar filter type and equal filter ultra-filtration coefficient during control and test stage.
4.Patients with hemodialysis three times a week and each time four hours.
5.Patients with hemodialysis at least 6 months before.

Exclusion criteria:
1-Patients with acute disease.
2-Patients with skin disorders that cause the itching.
3-Patients with skin allergy symptoms.
4-Patients who are treated with anti-itching drugs
5-Patients who stop hemodialysis related to any causes
6-Patients who are refered to renal transplantation
7-Patients with acure relal failure
8-Change in frequency of hemodialysis
9-Patients receive NSAID drugs such as Acetaminophen
10-Patients with psychotic disorders
11-Patients with psychosomatic disorders and receive with drugs that affect in sleep.
12-Hemodialysis with acetate fluid.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep Quality. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Uremic pruritus. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Pruritus score.;Hemodialysis efficiency. Timepoint: Weekly. Method of measurement: Urea Reduction Ratio.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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