NCT04289038

The Efficacy of VR and AR on Pruritus

Evaluation of the Efficacy of VR and AR on Pruritus Symptoms in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The research will be conducted randomly in order to determine the effect of VR and AR on pruritus symptom.

Detailed description

In this study, there will be three groups: intervention group 1 with autogenic relaxation (AR), intervention group 2 with virtual reality (VR) game application and control group with routine nursing care and kidney functions narration. The number of volunteers to be included in the study was determined by power analysis. Forty patients with itch symptoms will be included in each group. Preliminary application for all three groups will be performed in the patient group registered to the Dialysis Unit of the Nephrology Department of Hacettepe University and Baskent University Hospital. Socio-Demographic Form, 5-D Itch Scale, Dermatology Life Quality Index, State and Trait Anxiety Scale, Pruritus Behavior and SGO / OR Application Log.

Conditions

• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Pruritus
• Itch

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Autogenic Relaxation	Autogenic relaxation
OTHER	virtual reality game application	virtual reality game application,
OTHER	kidney function narration	kidney function narration

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-01
• Primary completion: 2022-02-26
• Completion: 2022-02-26
• First posted: 2020-02-28
• Last updated: 2022-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)