Clinical Trial: Pre-Cannulation Ultrasound Vascular Mapping Combined With Handgrip Exercise and Local Cryotherapy in Hemodialysis Patients With Difficult Cannulation

U.S., Sept. 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07842939) titled 'Pre-Cannulation Ultrasound Vascular Mapping Combined With Handgrip Exercise and Local Cryotherapy in Hemodialysis Patients With Difficult Cannulation' on Sept. 21.

Brief Summary: This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated a multicomponent intervention for adult maintenance hemodialysis patients with difficult vascular access cannulation. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a usual-care control group. The intervention included pre-cannulation ultrasound vascular mapping, handgrip exercise, and local cryotherapy before vascular access cannulation. The study assessed visual analog scale pain, first-at...