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Breathing Exercises to Improve Fatigue and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients

NCT03499054 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2018-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Breathing exercises to improve fatigue and quality of life in hemodialysis patients

Conditions

  • Hemodialysis
  • Breathing Exercises
  • Fatigue

Interventions

OTHER

Breathing exercises

During hemodialysis, the participants in the exercise group are asked to keep ttheir muscles relaxed, breathe normally through the nose at a rate of 3-8 times per minute with each breath held over 5 seconds in length. At the same time, the particpants are asked to also perform lower leg lifts for about 8 seconds per lift. The exercise is performed for 15-20 minutes, and after resting, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and HRV are measured.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2017-06-15
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

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