Prayer and breathing: a new way to ease dialysis anxiety?
NCT ID NCT07412548
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether combining relaxation exercises with listening to a specific Quran chapter (Surah Ar-Rahman) can reduce anxiety and improve sleep in people undergoing kidney dialysis. 76 adult Muslim patients will be split into two groups: one doing the relaxation and Quran therapy, and the other listening to music. Their anxiety, sleep quality, and vital signs will be checked before and after six weeks.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- autogenic relaxation and Quran recitation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help dialysis patients feel less anxious and sleep better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 76 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefits may be due to the extra attention patients receive rather than the therapy itself.
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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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About 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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- 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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18 to 65 years
- 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 diagnosed with stage V chronic kidney disease. 2. Undergoing scheduled hemodialysis at least twice a week for 6 weeks. 3. Outpatients and aged 18-65 years. 4. Muslim. 5. Cooperative and able to communicate verbally. 6. Willing to be a respondent by signing an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having a severe heart condition or an unstable critical condition. 2. Having a severe psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, major depression). 3. Having a cognitive, hearing, or speech disorder that impedes communication. 4. Taking antidepressants, anxiolytics, or neuroleptics that may affect psychological measurement results.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indriati Hospital
Sukoharjo, Central Java, 57552, Indonesia
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