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Effect of Acupuncture on Hemodialysis Patients

NCT05362643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-05-05

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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 Disease (CKD) patients receiving maintenance dialysis. A total of 60 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) from a dialysis centre (Portugal), were randomly assigned to acupuncture, sham and control group.

Conditions

  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Hemodialysis Patients
  • Quality of Life
  • Activities of Daily Living

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Manual acupuncture on acupoint Tai Xi(KI3), bilateral;Sanyinjiao (SP6), bilateral; Zusanli (ST36), bilateral; Shenmen (HT7) unilateral, in the arm without arteriovenous fistula;Guan Yuan (CV4), unilateral, attempt to achieve De qi sensation. After generating needling sensation, needles were manipulated for one minute, every ten minutes during needle retention (20 minutes), using Sterilized stainless steel needle (0,25x25mm; Tewa, asia-med GmbH).

OTHER

Sham Acupuncture

Manual acupuncture performed as superficial needling (5mm depth) on non-acupuncture points without an attempt to achieve De qi sensation and without stimulation, lasting 20 minutes, using Sterilized stainless steel needle (0,25x25mm; Tewa, asia-med GmbH).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade do Porto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marta RC Correia de Carvalho, M.Sc · ICBAS School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Oporto University, Portugal

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-30
Primary Completion
2021-11-01
Completion
2022-02-01

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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