NCT06416384

Post-Dialysis Fatigue and Recovery Time in Hemodialysis Patients

The Effect of Hand Massage on Post-Dialysis Fatigue and Recovery Time in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Amasya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the effect of hand massage on patients receiving HD treatment on the severity of post-dialysis fatigue and post-dialysis recovery time.

Detailed description

After obtaining the necessary permissions for the research, informing the patients about the purpose, importance and method of the study by the researcher, and having the volunteer patients read and sign a consent form, the patients were randomly divided into two groups. Randomization of the groups was done in a computer environment.

Conditions

• Hemodialysis
• Fatigue
• Massage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hand Massage Group	The patients in the hand massage application group were asked by the researcher; Hand massage with olive oil was applied 12 times in total, three times a week for four weeks. No application was made to the side with fistula.
OTHER	Control Group	Patients in the control group received routine nursing care in the clinic for four weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-09
• Primary completion: 2024-02-07
• Completion: 2024-11-07
• First posted: 2024-05-16
• Last updated: 2024-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)