Music and acupoint patches for kidney stone treatment
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether combining traditional Chinese music therapy with acupoint patches (small stickers placed on specific body points) can reduce pain and anxiety during a procedure to break up kidney stones, which is done with numbing medicine instead of general anesthesia. The goal is to see if these complementary therapies help you feel more comfortable during the procedure.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have a kidney or upper urinary tract stone smaller than 2 centimeters
- You are scheduled to have a procedure called ureteroscopic lithotripsy (a scope to break up the stone)
- You can hear well (music therapy will be used)
- You are not allergic to local anesthetics (numbing medicine)
- You do not have uncontrolled urinary tract infection, are not pregnant, and do not have severe mental health conditions that would interfere
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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