At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Health checks and monitoring — no treatment given
- Type of study
- Observational (no treatment given)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Not specified by the sponsor
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 7 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Observing health over time
- Ages
- Not specified
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 16
- Started
- 2024-10-30
- Last checked
- 2024-10
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for perspective of healthcare professionals haemodialysis needling
- • Clinical study - 16 participants
- • Haemodialysis is essential for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), requiring consistent vascular access through arteriovenous fistulas or grafts
Who can take part?
- • Adults
- • Diagnosed with perspective of healthcare professionals haemodialysis needling
Where?
- • Stevenage - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
Haemodialysis is essential for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), requiring consistent vascular access through arteriovenous fistulas or grafts. This involves frequent needling, a procedure that is painful and distressing for many patients, causing significant emotional and physical demands on healthcare professionals working in the dialysis units. In the UK, about 30,000 patients receive haemodialysis, involving over 300 needling procedures annually. Healthcare professionals (Registered nurses and healthcare assistants) play a crucial role, with their expertise directly affecting patient outcomes. However, 60% of HCPs (healthcare professionals) report high job-related stress, particularly due to needling demands. Effective needling requires not only technical proficiency but also managing patient pain and anxiety. Strong staff-patient relationships, characterized by empathy and understanding, can enhance the needling experience. Challenges for dialysis unit staff includes the technical difficulty of needling and the emotional burden of patient care. Studies highlight the need for better training and support systems to help them cope with these demands. Understanding healthcare professionals' perspectives can identify areas for improvement, inform training programs, and improve experiences in dialysis units. Research by Rahmah et al. (2018) and Duncanson (2023) emphasizes the importance of HCPs skills and the psychological toll on them, suggesting further exploration of this area is needed. The primary aim of this research is to examine HCPs perspectives on the needling experience in haemodialysis, aiming to identify improvement areas and inform targeted training programs to enhance patient experiences. The study will utilize a qualitative exploratory design with semi-structured interviews to gather in-depth insights from HCPs. Data will be collected from renal dialysis units at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, involving 12 to 16 registered nurses performing needling procedures. Thematic analysis will be used to analyse interview transcripts and identify key themes related to technical skills, communication barriers, and patient-related factors. The study will run for 10 months.
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: Not specified
- Who can join: All genders
What the study is looking for
- ✓Participants must be registered nurses or Band 3 healthcare assistants who perform needling procedures in a...
- ✓Participants must be employed at the kidney dialysis units of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT),...
- ✓Participants must be willing to participate in the study and share their experiences.
- ✓Participants must be able to speak English fluently to ensure they can communicate effectively, providing rich and...
Who cannot take part
- ✗Registered nurses or healthcare assistants who do not perform needling procedures in a haemodialysis unit will not...
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Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Stevenage SG1 4AB, United Kingdom
Rishma Bhatti, Head of Research (Mount Vernon Cancer Centre)
mvccresearch.enh-tr@nhs.net0203 826 2068 / 2069How to Get in Touch
Eunice Ann Doctolero, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Toral Odedra
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