Effectiveness of 20m-MB in KTR Symptom Control

University of Malaya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Transplant;Failure,Kidney

Treatments: Other: 20-minute mindful breathing session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05809440

2020116-9206

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the effectiveness of single session 20-minute mindful breathing in symptom control in kidney transplant recipients.

Full description

Patients undergoing kidney transplant follow ups in our center are screened based on recruitment criteria. Patients who fulfilled the incusion criteria are recruited. Intervention involves a 20-minute mindful breathing session with uniform script performed by trained personal, while control arm involves standard care without intervention.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult renal transplant patients aged 18 years and older
• At least one symptom scoring ≥ 4/10 based on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS)

Exclusion criteria

• Dialysis-dependent
• Medically unstable
• Having serious pre-existing mental health issues

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

A 20-minute mindful breathing session guided by a trained medical doctor. The session consisted of four 5-minute breathing exercises done consecutively. Participants were instructed to close their eyes and bring their attention to their breathing, and re-direct their attention back to their breathing once they were distracted.

Treatment:

Other: 20-minute mindful breathing session

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was provided for control group.