NCT07071376

Lower Dialysate Temperature and Post-Dialysis Fatigue

Effect of Lower Dialysate Temperature on Post-Dialysis Fatigue in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 57 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of cold dialysis application on post-dialysis fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Research Hypothesis H1: Reduced dialysate temperature may improve post-dialysis fatigue without compromising thermal comfort METHOD Research Design This study was designed as a single group pre-test-post-test experimental design.

Conditions

• Dialysis Related Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-15
• Primary completion: 2025-06-15
• Completion: 2025-09-15
• First posted: 2025-07-17
• Last updated: 2026-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)