MedTrace Logo

Effect of Massage Therapy on Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients

NCT04630470 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2025-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the effect of the massage, applied with 5% lavender oil for the individuals receiving HD therapy, in the first half of HD session three times a week for four weeks on both legs for 10 minutes in each leg, on severity of RLS and quality of life. The study was completed with 58 patients including 31 people in the intervention group and 27 people in the placebo control group, in 7 hemodialysis centers located in a city center.

Conditions

  • Hemodialysis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

massage therapy with lavender oil

massage therapy with lavender oil-on both lower leg areas, for 10 minutes on each leg, for 4 weeks, three times a week, in the HD sessions

BEHAVIORAL

massage therapy with baby oil

massage therapy with baby oil-on both lower leg areas, for 10 minutes on each leg, for 4 weeks, three times a week, in the HD sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TC Erciyes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • AYSER DÖNER · TC Erciyes University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-30
Primary Completion
2019-05-06
Completion
2019-05-06

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04630470 on ClinicalTrials.gov