End stage renal disease. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 18 to 65 years old patients on hemodialysis three times a week and each time 3 to 4 hours of dialysis. The patients with positive history of muscle cramps or hypotension two weeks before the intervention. The patient had neither history of cardiovascular problems nor consuming any anti-hypertensive drugs or history of musculoskeletal problems. The patients should not be in uremic phase. Patient’s primary care taker will have the highest participation in the treatment and should be able to read and write at least. Exclusion criteria: 1- patients who are candidates for transplantation during the study. 2-patients who change nutrition or drug programs by physicians
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hypotension. Timepoint: before dialysis, first, second, third, fourth and final hour of dialysis. Method of measurement: checklist.;Muscle cramps. Timepoint: in middle and final half-an-hour of dialysis. Method of measurement: checklist.;Adherence to therapeutic regimen. Timepoint: once before intervention and once in the fourth week after intervention. Method of measurement: researcher-made questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences