The Effect of Cold Packs, Lidocaine and Flash Lights on Cannulation Pain in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Compare the effects of lidocaine ,ice packs and flash lights on the intensity of pain induced by arteriovenous cannulation in hemodialysis patients.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who will be willing to participate in the study.

2. Patients who are diagnosed as chronic kidney disease & undergoing haemodialysis with A.V. fistula of upper extremity currently used for haemodialysis which can be radio cephalic, radio basilic or brachio cephalic.

3. Chronic kidney disease patients who are visiting regularly, minimum 2 times per week for haemodialysis.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Chronic kidney disease patients who are undergoing haemodialysis with other vascular access than A.V. fistula access.

4. Patients who are allergic to cold therapy.