Dialysis patients get better sleep with simple education and coaching
NCT ID NCT06583135
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether sleep hygiene education plus motivational interviewing can improve sleep and quality of life in people on hemodialysis. Forty patients were split into two groups: one received face-to-face sleep training plus four online motivational sessions over six weeks, the other only the training. The goal was to see if the added coaching boosted sleep hygiene, sleep quality, and overall well-being.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- sleep hygiene education and motivational interviewing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve sleep and quality of life for people on dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may vary.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing hemodialysis at Akdeniz University Hospital * Having been on a routine hemodialysis program for at least 3 months, * Having a score of ≥ 26 according to the Sleep Hygiene Index * Having dialysis adequacy (KT/V and URR values within normal range) * Being an individual aged 18 and over * Not having any written or verbal communication barriers * Being able to use technological devices such as computers, tablets, mobile phones to conduct online motivational interviews * Being willing to participate in online motivational interviews Exclusion Criteria: * Having a health problem that affects sleep patterns (sleep apnea, surgical operation (temporary hemodialysis catheter insertion and other surgical procedures, depression, anxiety disorder, etc.) * Having previously attended any motivational interview session for sleep hygiene
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akdeniz University Hospital
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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