Screening | Baseline period | Treatment period | Follow-up period | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 week | 0-week | 1 week | 4-week | 6-week | |
Patient | |||||
Eligibility | X | ||||
Informed consent | X | ||||
Demographics and medical history | X | ||||
Physical examination | X | ||||
Randomisation | X | ||||
Intervention | |||||
Treatment group | 12 sessions of Tianjiu at acupoints | ||||
Comparison | |||||
Control group | 12 sessions of sham-Tianjiu at acupoints | ||||
Outcomes | |||||
Blood pressure | X | X | X | X | |
Per cent target ultrafiltration | X | X | X | X | |
Total number of hypotension episodes | X | X | X | X | |
Total number of IDH-related nursing interventions | X | X | X | X | |
Laboratory test | X | X | |||
Fatigue scale after dialysis | X | X | |||
Recovery time from fatigue after dialysis | X | X | |||
Participant safety | |||||
Adverse effects | X | X |
IDH, intradialytic hypotension.