Could your playlist take the sting out of diabetes shots?
NCT ID NCT06790550
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether listening to self-selected music during insulin injections and blood glucose tests can reduce fear and pain in adults with type 2 diabetes. Sixty hospitalized participants are split into two groups: one receives standard care, while the other listens to their preferred music through headphones during these procedures. Researchers measure fear using a questionnaire and pain using a visual scale at several points over two days. The goal is to see if a simple, personal music choice can make daily diabetes self-care less distressing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Self-selected music listening during blood glucose testing and self-insulin injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, listening to preferred music during injections and glucose tests could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease fear and pain, helping people with type 2 diabetes manage their daily routine more comfortably.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial with 60 participants, and the effect of music on fear and pain may vary widely between individuals. It is not yet known whether any benefit will be lasting or apply beyond the hospital setting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Type 2 diabetes for at least one year * Performing self-insulin injection at least twice daily * Performing self-monitoring of blood glucose Exclusion Criteria: * Having gestational diabetes mellitus or Type 1 diabetes * Having a hearing impairment that could prevent listening to music through headphones
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Midyat State Hospital
Midyat, Mardin, 47500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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