Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Acupuncture on Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade do Porto

Conditions:

Acupuncture Therapy

Hemodialysis Patients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the effect of acupuncture treatment on the functional capacity (FC) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in stage 5 Chronic Kidney Diseas...

Detailed Description

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) experience multiple physical and emotional problems, undergo a complex and demanding treatment regimen, face a disruptive chronic d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female patients, age 18 years or older, receiving regular hemodialysis (HD) treatment for more than 3 months, 3-times a week session, 4h per session, with medically stable condition.

Exclusion

  • Patients that refuse to participate in the study, who have a clinical indication that prevents their participation in the study and patients with other comorbidities as poorly controlled malignant hypertension, unstable angina, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular failure with recurrent syncope, uncontrolled heart failure, severe mental illness or cognitive impairment will be excluded. Other conditions such as inability to practice physical exercise, have had acupuncture treatment in the past two weeks, known hypersensitivity reaction and/or other side effects after acupuncture treatment, inability to cooperate with the procedures inherent to the application of the procedure, will be also excluded from study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 30 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05362643

Start Date

August 30 2021

End Date

February 1 2022

Last Update

May 5 2022

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Marta Raquel Custódio Correia de Carvalho

Porto, Portugal, 4050-313