The effects of an olive-oil massage on hemodialysis patients suffering from fatigue at a hemodialysis unit in southern India - a randomized controlled trial.

Eilean Rathinasamy LazarusAnandhi Deva AmirtharajDevakirubai JacobRamesh ChandrababuChandrani Isac

Published in: Journal of complementary & integrative medicine (2020)

The study concluded that patients undergoing hemodialysis experienced moderate to severe levels of fatigue. In patients with no or mild anemia, massage has been shown to decrease fatigue and increase energy levels among patients undergoing hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
high intensity
physical activity
drug induced