Could listening to music make dialysis less painful?
NCT ID NCT07772583
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether music therapy can reduce pain, anxiety, and stress in people undergoing hemodialysis for kidney failure. Participants in the intervention group listen to music for 30 minutes during their dialysis sessions, while a control group receives standard care. Researchers measure pain levels, anxiety, and vital signs before and after to see if music offers a calming, drug-free benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music therapy sessions during hemodialysis treatment
- What this could lead to
- If effective, music therapy could become a simple, drug-free way to reduce pain and anxiety during dialysis, improving patient comfort and well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study, and results may not apply to all dialysis patients. Music therapy may not significantly change pain or anxiety for everyone.
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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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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jul 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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:Registered at the Daviva Göztepe Dialysis Center, Aged 18 years and older, Receiving hemodialysis (HD) treatment for at least 6 months, Scheduled for HD treatment 3 days a week, Free of hearing impairment, Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study. - Exclusion Criteria:Having a psychiatric diagnosis or hemodynamically unstable condition, Engaging in another complementary and integrative therapy, Unwilling to participate in the study. \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Daviva Goztepe Dialysis Center
Izmir, 35390, Turkey (Türkiye)
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