THE EFFECT OF MUSİC THERAPY IN HEMODİALYSİS PATİENTS

NCT07772583 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MUKCE2025/45
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of music therapy on pain intensity, anxiety levels, and hemodynamics (vital signs) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. This study employs a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group, conducted among patients receiving routine hemodialysis treatment at the DaViVa Göztepe Dialysis Center. Participants in the intervention group receive music therapy applied in 30-minute sessions at the beginning of each hour throughout their hemodialysis treatments (specifically during vascular access/cannulation and dialytic sessions), while the control group receives standard nursing care. Objective physiological parameters along with validated subjective pain and anxiety scales are measured before and after the intervention to determine the therapeutic efficacy of music as a non-pharmacological nursing intervention.

Conditions

Hemodialysis; Pain; Anxiety; Stress

Keywords

Hemodialysis; Music Therapy; Pain; Anxiety; Stress; Vital Signs; Nursing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Level of Pain

  Scale Name: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for Pain / Perceived Pain Severity Description: The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a validated, unidimensional, continuous measuring instrument used to assess subjective pain intensity. It consists of a horizontal straight line, typically 100 millimeters (or 10 centimeters) in length, anchored by two extreme verbal descriptors: "0" representing "No Pain" at the left endpoint and "10" (or "100 mm") representing "Worst Possible Pain / Unbearable Pain" at the right endpoint. Participants mark a point on the line corresponding to their currently perceived level of pain (specifically evaluated during arteriovenous fistula/graft cannulation and throughout the hemodialysis session). Pain intensity is measured in millimeters (0-100 mm) or centimeters (0-10 cm) from the left end to the patient's mark. Higher scores indicate greater pain severity.

  Baseline and immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this group received no intervention and followed standard routıne procedures

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this grup received the experimental interventionin addition to standard care.

Behavioral: Music intervention

Interventions

Music intervention BEHAVIORAL

Music therapy intervention was applied to participants in the experimental group during treatment sessions.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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. -

You may not qualify if:

• Engaging in another complementary and integrative therapy,
• Unwilling to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Tinaztepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Daviva Goztepe Dialysis Center

Izmir, 35390, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: 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.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2026
• First Posted: August 19, 2026
• Study Start: June 23, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 7, 2025
• Study Completion: July 12, 2025
• Last Updated: August 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)