The effect ofTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the severity of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients referred to the dialysis ward of Sabzevar Vasei Hospital and Imam Khomeini Hospital in Esfarayen

Determining the effect oftranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the severity of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients. This study is a non-invasive, low-cost, uncomplicated and available method.

In this study, 60 patients with restless legs syndrome and inclusion criteria who are referred to hemodialysis centers are selected. Participants are divided into two groups of intervention and control (sham) through permutation block.

This study will be performed on 30 patients in the intervention group and 30 patients in the control group (sham) who met the inclusion criteria and will be divided into permutation blocks. Patients in both groups will be blinded in this study for 3 times. 20 minutes for test and control patients (sham) with a specific frequency electrical nerve stimulation device will be examined. The status of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients with international RLS will be recorded before and after the intervention in both groups. Results of 2 groups using Armons Will be statistically analyzed.

Inclusion criteria: 1- Having restless legs syndrome based on the patient's self-declaration and the diagnosis of the treating physician, and in the last stage obtaining a score higher than 4 2. No history of neurological disease other than restless legs syndrome 3. Lack of experience of crisis during the last 3 months Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe stress on a person or family

Intervention group: The effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with a frequency of 100 Hz on 30 hemodialysis patients with restless legs syndrome Control group (sham): the effectiveness of electrical stimulation of the superficial nerve with a frequency of 20 Hz on 30 hemodialysis patients with restless leg syndrome

Restless leg syndrome

The sequence of random allocation and the list of blocks, by the statistical consultant and to Software help will be available. website https://www.sealedenvelope.com is a useful site for production The random sequence for randomization is block type. This site It is designed in such a way that there is a limit in the number of groups There is no random assignment. From block method to volume 4 to create A random allocation sequence is used. According to the total number of samples The requirement for the study is 60 patients. 30 patients in the intervention group A and 30 patients are in group B. There are 15 quadruple blocks including two Group A and B are randomly designed through the software, for example Continue on...... (ABAB), (BBAB), (AABB), (ABBA), (BAAB) Based on the sample size, 60 envelopes 30 envelopes including paper containing A and 30). An envelope containing B is prepared.Based on the list of blocks A randomly prepared quadruple, a trained person outside the research team, He is responsible for randomly assigning patients, after the arrival of each Patient and hospitalized in the special ward, according to 15 blocks of four prepared in The first stage of each patient randomly in intervention group A and group B The samples will be placed and the sample process will be done sequentially Sampling will be done, the code of each patient to his family member as well Will allocate data. People in the order of their entry into the study and form Randomly assigned to the desired group through randomized blocks Finds. For example, according to the ABAB block, each patient after entering the study, entered into the intervention, sham, intervention and sham groups, respectively will be This process continues until the last block is selected.

In this study, patients in each intervention and control group (sham) will be considered as a separate room for not exchanging information with patients referred for interview and training, and patients will be reminded not to exchange information with other patients during the study.

Part of the data, such as the information related to the main outcome or the like, will be shared.

The access period begins 4 months after the results are published.

Researchers working in academic institutions and hospitals

1- For the use of other patients who have this restless legs syndrome, except hemodialysis patients 2- To provide new research work with more patients and new variables

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