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IRCT138904144321N1 IRCT 2010-12-01 Research Office of Ahvaz Jondishapour University The effect of acupressure on sleep status of patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis The effect of acupressure on sleep quality in hemodialysis patient 2010-05-23 anticipated 48 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/4596 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A end- stage renal disease. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupressure intervention for 4 weeks, 3 sessions per week for 15 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: no intervention.
public Mohsen Hoshmand
Faculty of Nursing, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences ,
Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 210372355487 cesare_20@yahoo.com Faculty of Nursing, Ahvaz Jundishapur Univercity of Medical Sciences , scientific Abdolali Shariati
Ahvaz Jundishapur Univercity of Medical Sciences ,Nursing College
Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 6313 4412 shsh_ali2003@yahoo.com Faculty of Nursing, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: ESRD patients who complain of sleep disturbance, age 18–65 years, Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for at least three months, no upper or lower extremities amputation, stable mental status with no dementia, ability to communicate Exclusion criteria: dialysis complications which require immediate intervention, presence of debilitating physical or mental illness and other diseases that compromise the ability to answer the questions, presence of major chronic diseases such as cancer or lupus erythematosus, presence of diabetic neuropathy, transfer the patient to intensive care units, surgery, infection, or bleeding during the study. 18 years 65 years Both N18.0 Treatment - Other N/A Intervention group: Acupressure intervention for 4 weeks, 3 sessions per week for 15 minutes Control group: no intervention Sleep quality. Timepoint: One week before and after completion of the intervention Acupressure. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Research Office of Ahvaz Jondishapour University Approved 2010-09-25 Ahvaz jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Golestan Boulevard Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of)