Chronic Renal failure. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5 (on dialysis)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupressure will be done on true acupoints (hand Shenmen, PC6 and Yintang) by using 3 to 4 kg pressure, with the practitioners' thumb in a period of two revolutions
Intervention group: Acupressure will be done on true acupoints (hand Shenmen, PC6 and Yintang) by using 3 to 4 kg pressure, with the practitioners' thumb in a period of two revolutions per second.The
Placebo group: Massage will done in pseudo points with about 1 to 1.5 cm distance near to the true acupoints three times a week for a month.
Control group: Without any intervention.
During the study, If any intervention is required to modifying patients' anxiety and sleep disturbance, they will be excluded from study.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Deputy of Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age from 18 to 65 years; at least 6 months history of hemodialysis; three times hemodialysis in a week and four hours for each session; five or greater score in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; having complete alertness, hearing and speech ability; having the ability to read and write; not having developing a psychiatric disorders which lead to consumption of psychiatric drugs; cancer; lupus erythematosus; dermatological disease; advanced heart failure; stroke;amputation; sore, infection or fistula in acupoints; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Exclusion criteria: Patient hospitalization in intensive care unit, consumption of psychiatric drugs and distortion in mental status, death during intervention; the incidence of severe stressful event such as the death of someone close; not wanting to continue participation; travel; surgery and transplants lead to exclusion of subjects from the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of sleep. Timepoint: Before intervention and a week after four weeks intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Sleep Log. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and a week after four weeks intervention. Method of measurement: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAbuzar Mehbudi
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed