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Lower Dialysate Temperature and Post-Dialysis Fatigue
Sponsor: Baskent University
Summary
The standard dialysate temperature is usually set at 36.5°C in hemodialysis applications. Since this temperature is close to the patient's body temperature, it is ideal for preventing the patient from experiencing hypothermia while ensuring cardiovascular stability. In the literature, it is seen that changing the dialysate temperature, especially cold dialysis applications, is used in the management of nausea, the effect on vital signs, determining hemodialysis adequacy and common complications, and in the management of symptoms such as hypotension, cardiac stability, vascular stability, fatigue, and muscle cramps. However, no study has been found using cold dialysis in the management of fatigue that develops after dialysis.Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of cold dialysis application on post-dialysis fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.
Official title: Effect of Lower Dialysate Temperature on Post-Dialysis Fatigue in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
57
Start Date
2025-05-15
Completion Date
2025-09-15
Last Updated
2026-04-16
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
cold dialysis
Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will receive 3 sessions of cold dialysis treatment by reducing the dialysate temperature from 36.5°C to 36°C. Patients will receive this treatment for 1 week, i.e. 3 dialysis sessions. Each dialysis session will last 4 hours. During each dialysis session, the thermal comfort status of the patients will be evaluated by applying the numeric visual analog scale (NVAS) at the beginning of dialysis, at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hours of dialysis and at the end of dialysis. In addition, the day after each session, the patients will be called by phone and the Postdialysis Fatigue Scale will be re-administered and their fatigue levels will be evaluated.
Locations (1)
Baskent University
Ankara, Türkiye, Turkey (Türkiye)