Muscle Cramp
Conditions
Keywords
Elastic Compression Stockings, Muscle Cramps, Hemodialysis.
Brief summary
the Objectives of this clinical trial is : 1. examine the effect of using elastic compression stockings in the prevention of muscle cramps among hemodialysis patients. 2. Find out the difference between the effect of compression stockings in the prevention of muscle cramps with patients' sociodemographic and clinical data.
Detailed description
Intradialytic muscles cramps are frequent complication, and common cause of early hemodialysis (HD) termination. These cramps are thought to be precipitated by intradialytic venous stasis and reduced tissue perfusion. Elastic compression stockings (ECS), compress the calf and thigh to counteract venous pooling, and increase venous return.
Interventions
DEVICEcompression stockings
Patients in the Compression stockings group firmly wrapped compression stockings around their calves for 30 minutes, starting at the end of the second hour and continuing until the beginning of the third hour of the hemodialysis session. This was performed once per day for a single hemodialysis session.
Sponsors
Karbala University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Patients in the Compression stockings group firmly wrapped compression stockings around their calves for 30 minutes, starting at the end of the second hour and continuing until the beginning of the third hour of the HD session. This was performed once per day for a single HD session. While Patients in the control group received their usual medical care during HD without any additional interventions.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Those who are at least eighteen years old. * Both genders (male \& female). * Patients who are conscious and cooperative. * Patients experiencing muscle cramps during previous hemodialysis session. * Patients who would like to participate in part in the study . * Patients with verbally communicated skills.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cramp Questionnaire Chart | Baseline (pre-hemodialysis) and immediately post-hemodialysis, within a single session | The instrument was developed by Morris (2014), and permission was obtained from the author. It was used in the study to assess patients' muscle cramps. This scale is composed of five features of muscle cramps: frequency, duration, pain level, leg temperature, and discomfort. These features are comprehensively scored as a level of muscle cramps ranging from 0 to 13. |
| Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain | Baseline (pre-hemodialysis) and immediately post-hemodialysis, within a single session | The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective scale for acute and chronic pain. It was initially introduced by Hayes and Patterson in 1921. Scoring involved self-reported symptom scales that are scored with a single handwritten mark placed at a single point along a 10 cm line representing continuity between the two ends of the scale - "no pain" at the left end (0 cm) of the scale and "worst pain" at the right end of the scale (10 cm). |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORzahraa A Kareem, MGS
kerbala heath department
Outcome results
None listed