NCT05533398

Stress Ball Use on Anxiety

Effect of Stress Ball Use on Anxiety in Haemodialysis Patients: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Crossover Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Stress management in dialysis patients plays a key role in reducing these negativities and in maintaining both physical and mental well-being. In dialysis patients, on the other hand, the effectiveness of stress ball use on comfort and stress was evaluated, and no study was found that evaluated its effect on anxiety.

Detailed description

Stress ball is one of the non-pharmacological methods used to distract individuals when they consciously focus on a stimulus. With the squeezing of the ball, the nerves in the hands are stimulated and stimuli are sent to the limbic region of the brain, and these stimuli provide an acupressure effect. At the same time, it is the easiest and cheapest method that allows the mind to get away from stress and maintain the mental well-being of the person.

Conditions

• Stress
• Anxiety
• Hemodialysis Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Stress ball use	They were asked to use the ball for at least 10 minutes during the dialysis treatment and when they felt stressed or unwell at home/work. Patients with arteriovenous fistula or arteriovenous graft were instructed to use the stress ball with the other hand, where there was no vascular access.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2022-08-25
• Completion: 2022-08-30
• First posted: 2022-09-09
• Last updated: 2022-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)