Restless Leg Syndrome: Is There a Response to Buddhist Walking Meditation in Hemodialysis

Cairo University40 enrolled

Overview

the restless leg syndrome is a common complaint in person who undergo hemodialysis. Buddhist walking meditation efficacy was not investigated in those population

the total participants will be 40. all patients will be on hemodialyis. they complain restless leg syndrome. the participants will be divided to group I which received Buddhist walking meditation. this program of meditation will be 30 minutes thrice weekly. before and after buddhist meditation walking, there will be 5 minutes stretching exercises working as warm up or cooling down respectively. the other group will serve as control one .. the number of patient in every group will be 20. the total duration of Buddhist walking meditation will be 12 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hemolysis Restless Legs Syndrome

Interventions

Buddhist walking meditationBEHAVIORAL

the participants will be on hemodialyis. they complain restless leg syndrome. the participants will receive Buddhist walking meditation. this program of meditation will be 30 minutes thrice weekly. before and after Buddhist walking meditation .. The number of patients in the group will be 20. the total duration of Buddhist walking meditation will be 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 35 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * hemodialysis patient (40) * complain of restless leg syndrome * non obese patients Exclusion Criteria: * cardiac patients * chest diseases * mental diseases * hepatic diseases * lower limb orthopedic hurting

Locations (1)

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt

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