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Music-Assisted Acupressure for Pain During AVF Cannulation in Hemodialysis Patients

NCT07657923 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2026-06-25

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of music-assisted acupressure on pain experienced during arteriovenous fistula (AVF) cannulation in hemodialysis patients. The study was carried out with 72 patients receiving hemodialysis treatment three times per week via AVF in a state hospital in Gaziantep, Türkiye.

Participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: music-assisted acupressure, acupressure alone, music alone, and control group (routine care). The acupressure intervention was applied to the Hegu (LI4) point for approximately 3 minutes prior to needle insertion, while the music intervention consisted of listening to instrumental Classical Turkish Music in the Acemaşiran mode through headphones starting 5 minutes before cannulation and continuing until the end of the procedure.

Pain intensity during AVF cannulation was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) during three consecutive dialysis sessions. The primary outcome was pain severity during needle insertion. The study aimed to determine whether combining music therapy and acupressure would provide greater pain relief compared to single interventions or routine care.

Findings suggest that music-assisted acupressure may be an effective non-pharmacological nursing intervention for reducing procedural pain in hemodialysis patients.

Conditions

  • Hemodialysis
  • Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation
  • Procedural Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Music Therapy

Participants listened to instrumental Classical Turkish Music in the Acemaşiran mode through headphones starting 5 minutes before AVF cannulation and continuing until the end of the procedure.

OTHER

Acupressure

Manual acupressure applied to the Hegu (LI4) point on the hand contralateral to the AVF site for approximately 3 minutes prior to AVF cannulation.

OTHER

Music-Assisted Acupressure

Listening to instrumental Classical Turkish Music (Acemaşiran mode) via headphones starting 5 minutes before AVF cannulation and continuing throughout the procedure.

OTHER

Standard Care

Routine hemodialysis care without additional music or acupressure intervention during AVF cannulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gülsüm Gülşen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-30
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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