Effect of 4-7-8 Breathing on AV Fistula Needle Pain in Dialysis Patients
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07700680
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
For many hemodialysis patients, needle insertion into the vascular access site (fistula) is a significant source of pain and anxiety. In this study, patients will be guided to perform breathing exercises using the 4-7-8 breathing technique during needle insertion to reduce this pain. A total of 80 adult patients undergoing regular hemodialysis at Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital will be randomly assigned to two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Participants in the intervention group will be taught a standardized intervention program consisting solely of the 4-7-8 breathing technique, to be applied before and during AVF cannulation. The program will be implemented during every hemodialysis session (three times a week) for one week. The technique will be explained in person by a research nurse before the first session, and patients will be provided with a short instructional video demonstrating the technique step by step. The video will be sent to patients' smartphones to encourage them to practice at home. Participants in the control group, however, will continue with their current routine hemodialysis care and standard cannulation procedures (without any structured breathing exercises). The results of this study may provide nurses and patients with easy-to-use, evidence-based options to make hemodialysis needle procedures less painful and stressful.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of a 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Program on the Management of Arteriovenous Fistula Intervention Pain in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Pain, Procedural
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Breathing technique
- Sponsor
- Izmir Kavram Vocational School
- Collaborators
- Izmir Bakircay University
- Start date
- 2026-07-20
- Primary completion
- 2026-07-25
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18-85 years of age or older * Receiving HD treatment 3 days a week * Being able to read and write * Having no hearing impairment * Having Turkish as their native language * Having received HD treatment for at least 6 months * Having a VAS pain score \>3 * Agreeing to listen to music Exclusion Criteria: * Having a psychological disorder * Having communication problems * Having cancer * Not wanting to participate in the study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07700680