Pain Perception by the Chronic Renal Patient at the Time of Vascular Access Cannulation.

Joana Sofia Dias Pereira de Sousa47 enrolled

Overview

Pain in patients under hemodialysis affects chronic renal patients' quality of life. Distraction has been effective in controlling pain induced by the insertion of needles. Once applied adequately, distraction promotes endorphins' release, with efficacy in acute pain. This study aims to evaluate pain perception while puncturing the hemodialysis device using an anti-stress ball as a distraction strategy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Renal Dialysis

Interventions

Distraction techniqueBEHAVIORAL

Distribution of an anti-stress ball before the moment of cannulation of the vascular access and instructing to place it in hand opposite the limb of the vascular access

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 62 YearsMax age: 77 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * adults over 18 years old * able to read and write * vascular access by a fistula or arteriovenous prosthesis, cannulated with a 15G needle * vascular access at least with month old Exclusion Criteria: * patients under 18 years * can't be able to read and/or write * usage of topical anesthetics before treatment * vascular access by a fistula or arteriovenous prosthesis, cannulated with smaller or larger 15G needles * vascular access under one-month-old

Locations (1)

Diaverum

Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain perception by hemodialysis patients

Assess the perceived pain by chronic kidney disease patients at the time of vascular access cannulation for hemodialysis, by a pain scale. On the intervention group was used a distraction technique, using an anti-stress ball, at weeks 7-12. On the control group there was only the measurement of pain by scale.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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