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A Story-Based Game to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Compliance in Hemodialysis Patients: RCT

NCT07156942 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-09-05

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Summary

This clinical study is testing whether a short, story-based digital game played during dialysis can help improve the health and well-being of patients receiving hemodialysis. The researchers believe that using a digital game with an engaging storyline may help reduce anxiety, increase knowledge about healthy eating, and encourage patients to better follow their treatment plans.

The main hypothesis is that this interactive game will lead to lower anxiety levels, better understanding of dietary rules, and higher treatment adherence compared to standard care alone.

Conditions

  • Hemodialysis
  • Game-Based Learning
  • Adherence
  • Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Story-Based Digital Game

Participants in this arm played a story-based digital game during their regular hemodialysis sessions. The game was administered once per week, with each session lasting approximately 10 to 15 minutes, over a 4-week period. The game was accessed via an online platform and designed to educate patients on dietary choices, fluid management, and dialysis self-care through interactive storytelling and decision-making tasks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Afra ÇALIK

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-01
Primary Completion
2025-03-01
Completion
2025-04-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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