A comparative study of the application of Shiatsu and ice massage on pain severity associated with hemodialysis patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015070823117N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-31

Start date

2015-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Hemodialysis. Preparatory care for dialysis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Doing Alternate shiatsu and ice massage for 5 minutes massage and 2-minute rest to 20 minutes. Intervention 2: No intervention.

Prevention

Doing Alternate shiatsu and ice massage for 5 minutes massage and 2-minute rest to 20 minutes.

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: the desire to participate in the study, no substance abuse, before hemodialysis is not taken any kind of sedation and non-pharmacological to reduce pain, does not carry more than two months of starting dialysis past and have leveled off; just put on hemodialysis three times a week, not guests from other centers, lack of disability in the upper extremity Exclusion criteria: the cancellation of the remainder of cooperation, lack of turn later

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Puncture site Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Use of Nomeric Rating Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
---. Timepoint: ---. Method of measurement: ---.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyyed Hadi Mirtajadini

Aja University of Medical Sciences

hadi_mirtajadini@yahoo.com+98 21 8355 3868

Outcome results

None listed

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