A comparative study of the effect of rapid eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and music therapy on the anxiety of hemodialysis patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220222054101N2

Enrollment

102

Registered

2025-12-16

Start date

2025-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

?Hemodialysis? anxiety.

Interventions

Intervention 1: first Intervention group: Before the intervention, the music therapy group declares their anxiety level by completing a questionnaire. After that, the intervention is performed, in whi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ?The patient being on hemodialysis? ?Consent to participate in the research?

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ?Onset or presence of hearing impairment? ?Onset or presence of visual impairment? ?Intolerance to EMDR intervention or music therapy? ?Self-reported presence or onset of mental disorder? ?Receiving or participating in another study?

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
?Dialysis anxiety caused by hemodialysis in patients, which includes anxiety, malaise, sweating, and cold hands.?. Timepoint: ?Before each intervention session, after the intervention session, and one month after the last intervention session.?. Method of measurement: Spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactseyyed mahdi mousavi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

smahdimousavi7@gmail.com+98 24 3314 8318

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026