Condition 1: Sleep Problems. Condition 2: Chronic Renal Filure. Nonorganic Insomnia Chronic Renal Failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: True acupoint group, acupressure in hand shenmen points for one month, three times weekly. Intervention 2: Placebo acupoint group, massage in pseudo points with about 1-1.5 cm distance
True acupoint group, acupressure in hand shenmen points for one month, three times weekly
Placebo acupoint group, massage in pseudo points with about 1-1.5 cm distance near to the true points for one month, three times weekly
Control group, without any intervention
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research, Golestan Medical Sciences University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
17 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria Age between 18-70 years; At least 6 months history of hemodialysis; Having dossier in hemodialysis center; Three time hemodialysis in week and four hours for each session; Five or greater score in Pittsburgh sleep quality index; Having complete alertness, hearing and speech ability; Having reading and writing ability and ability for sleep chart completion. Exclusion criteria Hospitalization in intensive care unit or death during intervention; Developing a psychiatric disorders and consumption of psychiatric drugs; Cancer; Lupus erythematosus; dermatological disease; Advanced heart failure; insulin depended diabetes; stroke; Presence mental or physical disabilities; Amputation or sore in acupoint.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Sleep. Timepoint: Before and After of Intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Sleep Log. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and After of Intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAli Reza Shariati
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifry
Outcome results
None listed