End stage kidney disease. End stage kidney disease
Conditions
Interventions
Progressive muscle relaxation in intervention group for one month that was done daily by patient in 15 to 20 minutes.
no intervention in control group
Intervention 1: Progressive muscle relaxation in intervention group for one month that was done daily by patient in 15 to 20 minutes. Intervention 2: no intervention in control group.
Behavior
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Saveh university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: willing to participate in trial; hemodialysis history of 3 month; undergoing hemodialysis 3 times a week; history of pruritus for 2 week at least; having no dermal or non dermal disease producing pruritus(based on idea of physician); having wholly awareness and ability of hearing for learning of relaxation method; having no physical disability or psychological disease such as severe stress and depression; not using anti pruritus drugs. Exclusion criteria: Not doing relaxation or don't complete the relaxation diary; use of anti pruritus drugs in research phase.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pruritus. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Pruritus scale and visual analogue scale for pruritus. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pruritus severity. Timepoint: One month. Method of measurement: Pruritus severity scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Saeedi
Saveh university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed