Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06683495
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 18 years and older
* Patients who received hemodialysis (HD) treatment with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for at least 3 months
* Patients receiving HD treatment 3 days a week for 4 hours each session
* Patients with a pain score of ⩾1 during AVF cannulation, measured by a visual analog scale (VAS)
* Patients able to communicate in Turkish
* Patients without psychiatric disorders that impair communication
* Patients who agreed to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who were known to present difficulties with fistula cannulation (requiring multiple cannulations)
* Patients with a history of hematoma or stenosis in the arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
* Patients with an infection at the fistula site
* Patients who took painkillers within 3 hours prior to treatment
* Patients unable to maintain a sitting position on the bed
* Patients with low vision or visual disturbances (30 cm or less)
* Patients who did not wish to participate in the study
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT06683495
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06683495