Art during dialysis: a creative way to ease symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07398196
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether doing art therapy during hemodialysis sessions can reduce common symptoms like fatigue and discomfort, and improve patients' sense of spiritual well-being. Sixty adults on dialysis took part; half received at least 30 minutes of art therapy per session while the other half received usual care. The goal was to see if a simple, non-drug activity could make dialysis feel less burdensome.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing hemodialysis treatment * volunteering to participate in the study * fluency in Turkish * mental competence * the ability to use their hands effectively Exclusion Criteria: * Five non-Turkish-speaking foreign patients * 15 patients were excluded due to lack of voluntary participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Health Sciences University Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital
Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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