Sound as medicine: can Noise-Canceling headphones replace needle fear?
NCT ID NCT07727109
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether listening to white or pink noise through headphones can reduce pain and anxiety in children aged 7–12 during a routine IV insertion. One hundred fifty children will be randomly assigned to hear white noise, pink noise, or receive standard care. Researchers will measure pain and fear levels to see if these simple sound-based interventions offer a drug-free way to improve the experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- white noise or pink noise delivered via noise-canceling headphones
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, safe, and drug-free way to ease pain and fear in children during common medical procedures like getting an IV.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial. The effect may be modest or no better than standard care, and results may not apply to all children or procedures.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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6 to 12 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: * Children between 7-12 years of age. * Scheduled for a peripheral intravenous (IV) catheterization procedure. * No know hearing impairment. * Parents/legal guardians willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of chronic pain or neurological disorder. * Use of any analgesic or sedative medication within 24 hours prior to the procedure. * Requiring emergency intervention (emergency catheterization). * inability to communicate or understand the procedure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Hospital
Tokat Province, Merkez, 60100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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