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A clinical trial to study the effects of two psychological interventions, cognitive behaviour therapy and non-directed counselling among persons undergoing haemodialysis

A randomized control trial on effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on anxiety, depression, adherence and quality of life among persons undergoing haemodialysis in a selected tertiary care hospital of South Karnataka

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/10/006253
Enrollment
67
Registered
2015-10-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients diagnosed with Chronic kidney disease and undergoing Maintenance Haemodialysis

Interventions

Intervention1: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: CBT is referred as the structured psychological intervention that include ten sessions of individual therapy that include cognitive techniques such as Socra

Sponsors

Self financed
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Those who are in between 20 to 65 years of age. 2.Those who are on maintenance dialysis for a minimum period of one year. 3.Those who can read and write Kannada or English. 4.Those who score a cut off of minimum seven in any of the areas of Anxiety or depression on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. 5.Those who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who have memory impairment. 2.Those who are diagnosed with psychiatric illness. 3.Those who are critically ill. 4.Those who have cognitive disorders like delirium or dementia. 5.Those who have significant vision or hearing impairments. 6.Those who are currently receiving additional psychotherapeutic treatment from another source.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Adherence (Haemodialysis, Fluid, Diet and Drug)Timepoint: 2nd, 3rd and 6th month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety, depression and quality of lifeTimepoint: 2nd, 3rd and 6th month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBlessy Prabha Valsaraj

Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University

blessy.v@manipal.edu09945193662

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026