Calm before the knife: sensory room may ease transplant recovery
NCT ID NCT07533669
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 15-20 minute session in a specially designed sensory modulation room before kidney transplant surgery can reduce pain, anxiety, and sleep problems afterward. The room has dim lights, nature videos, calming music, and tactile objects like stress balls. Researchers will compare 40 adult kidney donors and recipients who get this session to those who receive standard care, measuring outcomes on the third day after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sensory modulation session (dim lighting, nature videos, calming music, tactile objects)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help kidney transplant patients feel less pain and anxiety and sleep better after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect may be small or no different from standard care.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Be 18 years of age or older * Be involved as a donor or recipient in a living kidney transplant process * Be scheduled for elective surgical admission * Have adequate cognitive function and mental stability (fully oriented, able to cooperate) * Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing emergency organ transplantation * Presence of impaired consciousness, severe cognitive deficits, or a diagnosed psychiatric disorder * Severe loss of vision, hearing, or tactile sensation that prevents perception of sensory modulation stimuli * Refusal to complete assessment scales or withdrawal from the study during the study process
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGSakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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