pain. Pain, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
In the first type of intervention, a 50 mL plastic bottle made of polyethylene with a child-proof lock, containing ice was placed on the Huko point of the hand without an AVF and moved slowly on a rot
Sponsors
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria:being in ages of 60 years and over; being under regular hemodialysis; willingness to participate in the study; having no impairment in consciousness and vision; being able to communicate verbally; having no pain before hemodialysis session; not using any opiate or analgesic drugs at least 4 hours before the hemodialysis session; not having a known dementia; peripheral vascular disorder and diabetic neuropathy; lack of any inflammation bite or fracture on the massage location or the Huko point; and lack of any complications in the AVF (i.e. thrombosis; infection; aneurysm). The exclusion criteria were requiring more than one attempt to establish a needle in the AVF in hemodialysis session; a decision to withdraw from the study; the incidence of any problems in the Huko point; and occurrence of any local complications in the AVF (i.e. thrombosis; infection; and aneurysm) during the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Local complications, fistula. Timepoint: Before and during the intervention. Method of measurement: Check fistula. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoumeh Kavianpoor
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed