Clinical trial NCT07005960: The Application of Art Therapy to Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Treatment
Official title: The Effect of Art Therapy on Anxiety and Psychological Resilience in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Treatment
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Anxiety
Psychological Well-Being
Hemodialysis
Keywords: Art therapy
Art therapy applied to hemodialysis patients
Anxiety and Psychological Well-Being
Lead sponsor: Cyprus Aydin University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-05
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two groups, experimental group and control group
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Purpose of the Study: This study aims to investigate the effect of art therapy on anxiety and psychological resilience levels in Chronic kidney disease(CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis patients.

Hemodialysis patients undergo long-term treatment, often experiencing psychological issues such as anxiety and depression, which significantly reduce their quality of life. Among non-pharmacological approaches to alleviate these symptoms, art therapy has gained increasing attention. Art therapy helps patients shift their focus away from their illness, fosters self-confidence, reduces anxiety, and promotes relaxation .

Detailed description: Preliminary Implementation of the Study Implementation of the Research During the data collection phase of the study, the researcher will explain the purpose of the study to patients who meet the inclusion criteria, provide necessary information, and obtain both verbal and written informed consent. After the information and consent process, all data in the "Personal Information Form" related to the patient will be filled out by the researcher.

Patients will be divided into two groups: the experimental group (35 participants) and the control group (35 participants). Patients in the experimental group will be administered the Volunteer Information and Consent Form, the Patient Information Form, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory prior to the intervention.

Then, for four weeks, the experimental group will participate in art therapy sessions involving drawing and painting for approximately 30 minutes, twice a week. In the first week, patients will be asked to paint a given picture. In the second week, they will be given a different picture to paint. In the third week, they will be asked to draw and paint a picture of their choice. In the fourth week, they will again be asked to draw and paint a picture of their choice. At the end of the fourth week, the scales will be completed again. By this point, each patient will have painted four given pictures and drawn and painted four of their own.

After this, there will be a one-month break from art therapy, during which no intervention will be conducted. At the end of this month, the same scales will be administered again to the experimental group.

For the control group (35 participants), during the first week, without any intervention beyond standard clinical procedures, participants will complete the Volunteer Information and Consent Form, the Patient Information Form, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. This process will be repeated in the fourth week. One month later, the same scales will be administered again without any intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Undergoing hemodialysis for at least 6 months,

Willing to participate in the study,

Aged between 18 and 65 years,

No communication disorders,

No infectious diseases.

Exclusion Criteria:

Sensory impairments (vision or hearing loss),

Not willing to participate in the study,

Having an infectious disease.

Independent and Dependent Variables:

Independent Variable: Art therapy. Dependent Variables: Scores from the Brief Resilience Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI 1-STAI 2).

Control Variables: Participants' sociodemographic characteristics.

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Primary outcomes:
measure: State And Trait Anxiety Scale
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Brief Psychological Resilience Scale
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: sibelolca@aydın.edu.tr
name: Sibel Olca POLAT
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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