Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

Chronic Kidney Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05814679
• Other study ID #: E1-22-3047
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 31, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Kidney Diseases
• Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Intervention

Other:
• Relaxation with virtual reality
In this research, a virtual reality relaxation video will be used in which the natural wonders are presented to the audience in an immersive environment.
• Attention match
kidney function instruction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Cit Hospital	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fatigue Severity Scale	In the study, fatigue symptom will be measured with the fatigue severity scale.	Assessing change of fatigue severity scale scores baseline, after each application for three weeks. Between third and fifth weeks any intervention will not be implemented and fatigue severity scale score will measure fifth week.
Primary	Hemodialysis Comfort Scale	In the study, hemodialysis comfort will be measured with the hemodialysis comfort scale.	Assessing change of fatigue comfort scale scores baseline, after each application for three weeks. Between third and fifth weeks any intervention will not be implemented and comfort scale score will measure fifth week.