IRCT2013061613690N1 IRCT 2013-07-11 Shiraz university of medical sciences Effect of Benson relaxation technique on pain, physical activity, quality of sleep, quality of life, and clinical and biomedical parameter in hemodialysis patients Effect of Benson relaxation technique on pain, physical activity, quality of sleep, quality of life, and clinical and biomedical parameter in hemodialysis patients 2011-02-01 anticipated 86 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/13473 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. N/A Renal failure, Hemodialysis. Intervention 1: Relaxation training was performed in separate rooms while the patient was in the bed in supine position. The instruction of BRT lasted for twenty minutes and the subjects needed to: 1) Sit in a comfortable condition, 2) Close their eyes, 3) Completely make all their muscles less tense beginning from the soles of the feet forward up and relax all parts of the body, 4) Breathe through their nose, listen carefully to the sound of their breathing, and when the breath was out, silently say the word 'one' to themselves, for example, breath in . . . out, 'one'; in . . . out, 'one' . . ., and 5) Continue for twenty minutes. The patients were instructed to check the time while opening their eyes; however, alarm did not have to be used. Intervention 2: Control The control group received the routine care without any BRT intervention.