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Effectiveness of ice therapy on pain during arteriovenous fistula cannulation among patients undergoing hemodialysis at a hemodialysis center

Effectiveness of ice therapy on pain during arteriovenous fistula cannulation among patients undergoing hemodialysis at dialysis center - NA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/100192
Enrollment
140
Registered
2026-01-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N185- Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Interventions

Intervention1: Ice therapy: A quasi-experimental research design (Post-test control group design) will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of ice therapy on pain during AV fistula cannulation. Contr

Sponsors

Srijana Ghimire
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 18 years to 99 years who will be undergoing hemodialysis. Have a healthy arteriovenous fistula access with good function (no sign of infection, success of canula in one time prick. Had a negative cold provocation test (A negative cold provocation test means that the test did not detect any abnormalities in blood flow or temperature in the fingers) with a single successful fistula cannulation attempt. Analgesics or sedatives are not used within 6 hours before hemodialysis. Those willing to participate in the study will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Numbness and hematoma of the puncture site. Severe illness and those who cannot verbally communicate. Sampling

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain reliefTimepoint: Single-point pain assessment done after cannulation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India, Nepal

Contacts

Public ContactSrijana Ghimire

Noida International University

dir.son@niu.edu.in9988963832

Outcome results

None listed

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