Health Condition 1: null- End Stage Renal disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Experimental group will receive
acupressure therapy.
Control group will receive sham acupressure therapy: 9 different points each in upper and lower right and left extremities for eigh
Sponsors
Ms Daisy Josphine Lobo
Dr Ravindra Prabhu
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Intervention _ acupressure for experimental group, Comparator - Control group will receive sham acupressure. 1.Patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis Biweekly/thrice in a week. 2.Patients who are willing to participate in the study 3. patients who are alert and able to verbally respond
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Critically ill patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| changes in fatiguelevel, oxidative parameters, hematological biochemical parameters.Timepoint: changes in fatigue level,will be measured on at the time of enrolment,every 15 days from the time of enrolment as well as at the end of 8th week , oxidative parameters, hematological biochemical parameters. oxidative parameters, hematological biochemical parameters will be measured at the time of enrolment aswellas on the 8th week of enrollment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Contributing factors of fatigue, that is functional ability, sleep quality, mental well being statusTimepoint: at the time of enrolment, every 15 days and on completion of eight weeks of intervention. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactdaisy josphine lobo
Manipal University
Outcome results
None listed