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Effect of increasing illness perception on death anxiety and hope in hemodialysis patients

Assessment the effect of an illness perception based intervention on death anxiety and hope among hemodialysis patients: a clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016103130609N1
Enrollment
120
Registered
2017-01-31
Start date
2016-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Renal failure. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: no intervention will be performed in this group by the researcher and patients will receive only routine care. Intervention 2: Intervention group: An intervention, based
Prevention
Control group: no intervention will be performed in this group by the researcher and patients will receive only routine care.
Intervention group: An intervention, based on illness perception improvement, will be performed for each person in three 30-minute sessions in this group. An educational booklet which is collected by

Sponsors

Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Research Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age over 18 years old, history of dialysis at least for 12 months; having no history of kidney transplant; ability to complete the questionnaire; having no history of mental illness; having no history of loved ones death in the past few months. Exclusion criteria: inability to answer the questions of the study; failing to answer the questions of the study due to having cognitive disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Illness perception. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Illness perception questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Death anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Templer questionnaire.;Hope. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Herth hope index questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Tabiban

Rajaei Cardiovascular Research Center

tabiban2000@yahoo.com+98 21 2392 2122

Outcome results

None listed

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