Cold Dialysis in Hemodialysis Patients

Baskent University

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Dialysis Related Complication

Treatments

Other: cold dialysis

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07071376

Dialysis

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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: Cold dialysis application reduces the level of post-dialysis fatigue.

METHOD

Research Design

This study was designed as a single group pre-test-post-test experimental design.

Enrollment

130 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who agreed to participate in the study
Age 18 and over
Having been on hemodialysis for at least 6 months
Having hemodialysis 3 times a week
Having a high postdialysis fatigue score cut-off point compared to the mean

Exclusion criteria

Having an active infection
Having a body temperature above 37.5°C
Having serious cardiovascular diseases (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure)
Having a history of acute complications during dialysis
Having a history of severe hypotension
Patients whose dialysis treatment was interrupted