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Response Of Arteriovenous Fistula Puncture-related Pain To Cryotherapy Application In Haemodialysis Patients
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Kidney disease occurs when kidney reduces its normal function, less than 30% of normal activity is related to a long-term condition. Therefore, people need to participate in a haemodialysis (HD) programme. In HD, blood is filtered by an external machine, done about three times a week and the access is gained through intermittent vascular cannulation. The patients experience considerable pain due to the frequent insertion of AVF catheters. Hemodialysis patients experience anxiety before needle insertion due to repeated punctures, and over 90% of patients experience acute pain during the process. Puncture-related pain during arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannulation in particular is a crucial influential factor in quality of life. Cryotherapy is one of the interventions used in several studies to alleviate the arteriovenous fistula puncture-related pain. It can be conduct by using ice packs and the results of the previous studies have also shown its positive effects on the relief of the fistula puncture-related pain in these patients.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2024-05-04
Completion Date
2024-08-31
Last Updated
2024-08-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Ice packs (cryotherapy)
One group of patients receives ice pack applied on the site of the cannulation, for 20 sessions (3 sessions per week) it introduced for 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the dialysis. The second group of patients receives ice pack applied on contralateral to the site of the cannulation, for 20 sessions (3 sessions per week) it introduced for 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the dialysis.
Locations (1)
Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt