Intradialytic Benson's Relaxation Technique in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Cairo University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Starts
- Dec 2026
- Expected to end
- Sept 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Benson's relaxation technique
- Control group
- Record updated
- 13 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 40 years to 60 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patients of both sexes diagnosed with ESRD (stage 5 CKD)
- Ages from 40 to 60 years
- Patients on hemodialysis for at least one year with 2 to 3 sessions per week lasting 3 to 4 hours each
- Their body mass index 25 - 34.9 kg/ m2 and under medical supervision
- They are receiving HD though an uncomplicated arm arteriovenous (AV) fistula
- They are in a stable medical, clinical and hemodynamic status
- Individuals don't require lower limb dialysis grafting
Who cannot take part
- 1- Patients with resting systolic blood pressure more than 200 mm Hg \& or diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mm Hg; 2- Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, hepatic disorders (hepatic cancer, hepatitis) and infectious illness (HIV / AIDS); 3- Patients with mental health problems and cognitive impairment owing to the inability to educate them how to perform relaxation techniques; 4- Any patient who missed more than two weeks of the program or want to terminate the program; 5- Severe Obesity (BMI> 35). 6- Patients had a previous history of psychiatric disorders. 7- Uncontrolled pulmonary disease (e.g. exaggerated acute asthma, exaggerated acute chronic obstructive lung disease)
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 60 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of benson's relaxation technique on dialysis adequacy and sleep quality among CKD patients.
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The intervention will include intradialytic benson's relaxation sessions, and outcomes such dialysis adequacy and sleep quality will be evaluated after 12 weeks of benson's relaxation technique in patients with CKD.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Study group (benson's relaxation technique)Treatment being tested
Thirty patients of both gender will receive Benson's relaxation technique 3 times / week for 12 weeks with duration 10-20 minutes at the end of second hour of dialysis session and aerobic exercise in addition to their medical treatment.
Treatment: Benson's relaxation technique
- Control groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Thirty patients of both gender will receive the same aerobic exercise in addition to their medical treatment. Aerobic exercise: by using mini pedal bike for 12 weeks , 30 minutes in the first 2 hours of dialysis session
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Intradialytic Benson's Relaxation Technique on Dialysis Adequacy and Sleep Quality in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07935980, who can take part
- Record updated
- 13 November 2026