Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases

Treatments: Other: Attention match; Other: Relaxation with virtual reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05814679

E1-22-3047

Details and patient eligibility

About

Based on the task of providing the comfort of the patient, which is an indispensable part of the nursing profession, which many nurse theorists emphasize, there has been no study in the literature on the determination of the effect of virtual relaxation, which can be effective on the fatigue and comfort levels of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of virtual reality and relaxation on fatigue and comfort in hemodialysis patients.

Full description

The patient will be prepared for relaxation with virtual reality and will be given a comfortable sitting position.

The patient will watch the relaxation practice with virtual reality once during the hemodialysis treatment.

The application will be terminated with the expiration of the virtual reality relaxation video.

Fatigue and comfort score will be measured after the application.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Receiving hemodialysis treatment for the last 6 months
• Receiving four-hour hemodialysis treatment three times a week
• 18 years or older
• Deaf and visually impaired
• Without cognitive and psychiatric diagnosis
• Open to communication and cooperation
• Patients who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Kidney transplant
• Discomfort due to virtual reality glasses
• Suspected/diagnosed COVID-19
• Patients who want to leave the study voluntarily
• Death

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

The patient will relax with virtual reality in the hemodialysis center with the researcher.

Treatment:

Other: Relaxation with virtual reality

Control Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The patients in the control group will be given a training on the functions of the kidneys.

Treatment:

Other: Attention match