Cochrane · systematic review · CD013074
Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis
Natale, P, Ju, A, Strippoli, GFM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
24
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
19
Included studies
NR
No studies 19 · 79.2%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 20.8%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise versus control for people receiving dialysis
Population: people receiving dialysis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fatigue (IFS, MFI, PIPER, or HD‐related fatigue scale) median Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 217 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weakness Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Energy Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tiredness Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exhaustion Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthenia Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Aromatherapy versus placebo or standard care for people receiving dialysis
Population: people receiving dialysis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fatigue (PIPER, BFI, FSS, RFS) median Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 542 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weakness Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Energy Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tiredness Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exhaustion Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthenia Aromatherapy vs placebo or standard care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Massage versus no intervention for people receiving dialysis
Population: people receiving dialysis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fatigue (PFS, FSS, VAS) median Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 657 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weakness Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Energy (VAS) median Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 152 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Tiredness Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exhaustion Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthenia Massage vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Acupressure versus placebo or control for people receiving dialysis
Population: people receiving dialysis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fatigue [PFS, revised PFS, FI] median Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 459 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weakness Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Energy Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tiredness Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exhaustion Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthenia Acupressure vs placebo or control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |