euromodulation on clinical outcomes in patients on Hemodialysis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic kidney failure; C23.888.592.612.274

• Registration Number: RBR-7kym6v8
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of both genders with chronic kidney disease diagnosed by the glomerular filtration rate or albuminuria for more than 3 months; be undergoing hemodialysis procedures at least 3 times a week for more than 3 months and for 4 hours per session; be over 18 years old; have chronic pain greater than 3 according to the visual numerical scale for more than 3 months; no anemia; no class III and IV heart failure according to the New York Heart Association classification; no history of cerebrovascular or peripheral arterial disease

Exclusion Criteria

Having metallic implants in the head; decompensated diabetes mellitus; hypertension; history of dizziness or epileptic disorders; signs of severe illness and/or hemodynamic instability and pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Painful symptoms, adopted as the primary outcome, will be measured using different scales and questionnaires. Initially, the visual analogue scale will be used, which presents a gradient of pain levels, through numerical variation between 0 (no pain) and 100 (the worst possible pain) at intervals of 1 cm. McGill's questionnaire will be applied to characterize pain. Features 20 items with 2 to 5 options to choose from each item. Participants must choose only pain characterization from the options. Recruitment of dialysis patients with chronic pain. Finally, neuropathic pain will be measured using the Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4) questionnaire. This questionnaire contains 4 questions and the answers must be yes or no. For each yes answer, 1 point will be added. The cutoff point is a score of 4 for the classification of neuropathic pain