Music Therapy and Dialysis: A Pilot Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Patient-Selected Music Interventions on Physiological, Psychological, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes

CompletedNot applicableNCT03925168

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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of music therapy during dialysis on: depression, anxiety, quality of life, blood pressure, heart rate, medication compliance, compliance with dialysis treatment, number of hospitalizations, pain level, and energy level.

Study details

Official title: Music Therapy and Dialysis: A Pilot Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Patient-Selected Music Interventions on Physiological, Psychological, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes
Conditions: End Stage Renal Disease
Depression
Anxiety
Major Depressive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Compliance, Patient
Compliance, Medication
Mood
Pain
Energy Supply
Deficiency
Quality of Life
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate Fast
Interventions: Behavioral: Music therapy
Sponsor: Tulane University
Collaborators: National Kidney Foundation, United States
Start date: 2019-03-08
Primary completion: 2020-01-01
Sex: All
Age range: from 21 Years
Results posted: No results posted in this snapshot
Countries: United States
Total sites listed: 3

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)

Inclusion Criteria: * English-speaking, adult (21+) hemodialysis patients who receive dialysis at the one of the two outpatient dialysis centers Exclusion Criteria: * do not speak English, deafness

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03925168