NCT05809765

Effect of Triflow Breathing Training

Effect of Triflow Breathing Training on Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients : A Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to explore whether an 8-week Triflow breath training program reduced the anxiety levels and improved the heart rate variability and quality of life of patients receiving hemodialysis. To investigate the effect of the triflow respiration training on the improvement of heart rate variability, anxiety, and the quality of life in hemodialysis patients.

Detailed description

Method:This research adapted the cluster randomization design. The participants were divided into the first group of patients undergoing hemodialysis every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and the second group undergoing dialysis every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The experimental group and the control group were randomly assigned by a coin toss. The investigators conducted the study for eight weeks and investigated the effects of respiration training on the improvement of heart rate variability, anxiety, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Patients in the experimental group receive the triaflow respiration training three times a week for eight weeks during hemodialysis. Data were collected by a heart rate variability monitor, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and WHOQOL-BREF at baseline and after a 8-week respiration training.

Conditions

• Hemodialysis Complication
• Haemolyses and Related Conditions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	8-week breath training program	The participants were asked to be seated comfortably and raise their heads by 30° with the guidance of the investigator. During the inspiration process, the participants' abdomens bulged. They then held their breaths for 5 seconds before exhaling from their mouths for twice the duration of inspiration. Breath training was performed five times each hour throughout the three-hour duration of each dialysis session. In sum, the experimental group performed Triflow breath training 15 times during each dialysis session. The experimental group and the control group were randomly assigned by a coin toss.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-16
• Primary completion: 2021-05-14
• Completion: 2021-05-14
• First posted: 2023-04-12
• Last updated: 2023-04-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan