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Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Hemodialysis Patients

NCT06936293 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-04-20

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Summary

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of mindfulness meditation on the quality of sleep, perceived stress, serum cortisol, and C-reactive protein in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Methods: An experimental study with a repeated measures design was conducted among 56 patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis at Jahra Hospital, Kuwait, between September 2024 and February 2025. The patients were randomly assigned to the experimental (n = 28) and control groups (n = 28). The experimental group participated in 30-minute mindfulness meditation sessions (three sessions a week for eight weeks) held during their hemodialysis sessions; the participants in the control group were instructed to sit with their eyes closed and relax for 30 min three times a week for eight weeks during hemodialysis sessions. The dependent variables of both groups were measured at baseline (T0), middle of intervention (T1), and end of intervention (T2) using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Biomedical markers (Access Cortisol Assay and CRP reagent).

Conditions

  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Hemodialysis Complication

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation

The experimental group received 30 minutes of mindfulness meditation according to Smith's (2005) protocol, which is a standardized theory-based intervention. Smith's (2005) protocol comprises six components: 1. Being mindful of the breath (5 minutes). 2. Being mindful of the body (5 minutes). 3. Being mindful of the thought (5 minutes) 4. Being mindful of the sound (5 minutes) 5. Being mindful during walking (5 minutes) 6. Full meditation (5 minutes). An additional two-hour educational workshop about the rationale and procedures of intervention was provided before the actual training sessions. To ensure the consistent delivery of the intervention, the researcher recorded the intervention instructions in Arabic based on the intervention protocol and sent the audio-recorded instructions to the participants via WhatsApp or email to be accessed by their cell phones and headsets. The audio-recorded intervention contents were validated by two psychologists and experts in meditation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Jordan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abeer Mohammad Shaheen, PhD · Professor at the University of Jordan, School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-15
Primary Completion
2024-11-15
Completion
2025-02-15

Countries

  • Kuwait

Study Locations

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