The Effect of Origami Activities on Comfort Level and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT07296757

Last Updated: 2025-12-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-12-08
• Study Completion Date: 2026-01-10

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of origami activity on the comfort levels and quality of life of patients undergoing HD treatment.

Detailed Description

Patients undergoing HD treatment must undergo dialysis 2-3 days a week, spend approximately 4 hours per day at the dialysis center, remain dependent on a center and caregiver throughout the treatment, experience mobility limitations, and experience disruptions in their social relationships. Patients can receive adequate treatment only if their physical, mental, and biochemical well-being are maintained.

Activities implemented by dialysis nurses during hemodialysis can be beneficial for HD patients. Art therapy, which is frequently of interest to individuals (painting, drawing, coloring, mandala painting, mural painting, clay modeling, collage, sculpture, ceramics, and model making), is a therapeutic activity that reduces anxiety, increases awareness, facilitates recovery from trauma, and improves social skills and self-esteem. Its benefits have been proven in various patient groups. Origami art is an art therapy known to provide behavioral, social, emotional, and psychomotor developmental benefits, and its therapeutic effects in HD patients have not been previously studied. In this context, this study aims to make a new scientific contribution to the literature of non-pharmacological nursing interventions by examining the effect of a 12-session origami activity on the comfort level and quality of life of patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment.

Conditions

Hemodialysis Complication

Keywords

Hemodialysis; Origami; Comfort; Quality of life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

intervention

group doing origami activities

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

origami

Intervention Type: OTHER

origami activity during a hemodialysis session

Control grup

The group that did not undergo any intervention during hemodialysis and received routine care from nurses

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

origami

origami activity during a hemodialysis session

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older,
• Literate,
• Undergoing continuous hemodialysis treatment for at least six months,
• Receiving hemodialysis treatment three days a week,
• No visual impairment,
• No communication or perception problems and able to communicate in Turkish,
• No issues (wounds, arthritis, orthopedic impairments, etc.) in the upper extremities that would prevent paper folding,
• No arteriovenous fistula in the dominant arm used for folding,
• Has not received a psychiatric diagnosis and is not taking psychiatric medication,
• Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study,
• Has not previously participated in an activity such as origami.

Exclusion Criteria

• Receiving dialysis treatment as an outpatient,
• Wishing to withdraw from the study at any stage

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kafkas University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Helin ATAY

MsC student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ayşe Gül Parlak, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kafkas University Health Science Faculty

Locations

Van Özel Diyaliz Merkezi

Van, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KAU-SBF-HA-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id