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Study to Investigate Effect of Benson's Relaxation Technique on Iraqi Incident Hemodialysis Patients' Sleep Quality, 2024

Study to Investigate Effect of Benson's Relaxation Technique on Iraqi Incident Hemodialysis Patients' Sleep Quality, 2024: A Randomize Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230310057672N4
Enrollment
71
Registered
2024-04-11
Start date
2024-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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

Conditions

Condition 1: sleep disorder. Condition 2: Hemodialysis. Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition Extracorporeal dialysis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After the initial assessment using The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), participants in the intervention group receive the Benson's Relaxation Technique (BRT)

Sponsors

University of Baghdad/college of Nursing
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
27 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergoing hemodialysis, agree to share in the study. who are from 27 years old, had undergone hemodialysis (HD) at least twice a week for a duration of 3-6 months only. Patients were mentally attentive and oriented, literate, at the time of the data collection phase

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Involvement with any other ongoing studies. the exclusion criteria patients who were diagnosed with unstable hypertension, arrhythmia, cardiac angina, congestive heart failure, acute cerebrovascular accident, or hepatic failure throughout the study were excluded from the study. The presence of physical restrictions that delayed learning before or during the relaxation therapy was one of the exclusion criteria. The study excluded participants who had emotional distress in the previous month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome variable to improvement and promoting sleep of patients with hemodialysis (Quality of Sleep). Timepoint: After implementing the clinical trial intervention for approximately 30 days of applying the Benson relaxation technique to hemodialysis patients, the results of the intervention for sleep in dialysis patients (sleep quality) for both groups appear. Sleep quality will be evaluated after one month. Method of measurement: Measurement method before and after clinical intervention using "The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)" is a self-report survey to evaluate the quality of sleep and disruptions experienced within a period of one month. and takes 5–10 minutes to complete (Buysse DJ, et al, 1989).

Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactAlaa Jawad Kadhim

College of Baghdad/ University of Baghdad

alaaj@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq+964 770 352 0314

Outcome results

None listed

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