Could a playlist replace painkillers during dialysis procedures?
NCT ID NCT07766525
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether listening to self-selected music during a procedure to repair a dialysis fistula can reduce pain. Adults undergoing angioplasty for fistula dysfunction will either listen to music through headphones or receive standard care. Researchers will measure pain scores and vital signs like heart rate and blood pressure to see if music helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Complementary music therapy (self-selected music at 60-80 beats per minute via headphones during the procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, music therapy could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain and stress during angioplasty procedures for dialysis patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the effect on pain may be modest or vary between individuals. Music therapy is not a replacement for standard pain management.
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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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114 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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: 1. Patients scheduled to undergo percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) under local anesthesia. 2. Adults aged 18 years or older who are willing to participate and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with impaired consciousness or inability to express their pain perception. 2. Patients requiring additional anesthesia or sedation during the procedure due to their clinical condition. 3. Patients with hearing impairment or who use hearing aids.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan