Using a breathing technique to ease pain during dialysis needle insertion
Part of Genetic & congenital, Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether doing a simple breathing technique (called the Valsalva maneuver, like bearing down) during needle insertion can reduce the pain you feel when the dialysis needles are put into your fistula. It aims to make dialysis needlestick less uncomfortable for people like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been on hemodialysis through an arteriovenous fistula for at least 3 months.
- You have not taken any pain medications in the past 24 hours.
- Your blood pressure is within a certain range (systolic 90-160, diastolic 60-100).
- You feel at least some pain (score of 1 or more) when the dialysis needles are inserted.
- You can safely perform the Valsalva maneuver (bearing down) and have no heart conditions that would make it unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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