Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation Pain and Skin Cooling Device
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKaradeniz Technical University
About this trial
To determine the effect of the antistress ball, valsalva maneuver and skin cooling device, which are one of the nonpharmacological methods applied to hemodialysis patients, on the level of pain and fear of pain due to arteriovenous fistula cannulation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
be 18 years of age or older
Volunteering to participate in the study
Being a hemodialysis patient and being on hemodialysis for more than three months
Having an arteriovenous fistula that has been used for more than a month
Disqualifiers
being under the age of 18
It takes less than a month for the arteriovenous fistula to be newly opened
Having a different type of vascular interference from arteriovenous fistula
Having phlebitis, scar tissue, dermatitis, an incision or infection at the site of arteriovenous interference
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Antistress Ball
- The Valsalva maneuver
- Skin cooling
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Karadeniz Technical University
Lead sponsor
Gümüşhane Universıty
Sponsor institution
Gümüşhane Universıty
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov