Perioperative Mindfulness Proposal

Part of paid clinical trials in Newport Beach, California.

Sponsor
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Study ID
NCT04049214
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Meditation — OTHER
    Two guided meditations will be provided to participants. They will be asked to meditate twice daily, once in the morning once before bed, for a total time of 12 minutes per day. Surgical treatment and postoperative care will be provided by surgeon preference and usual practice, including post-operative pain medications. For 12 weeks patients will maintain a daily meditation log, medication log and complete daily pain assessment questionnaire.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to determine if a regular meditation and breath work practice started before surgery and continued through post-surgical recovery can improve anxiety and pain related to breast cancer and its treatment.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 31, 2019
Status verified
Oct 2024
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2025
Completion
Jul 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Other: Meditation
    Two guided meditations will be provided to participants. They will be asked to meditate twice daily, once in the morning once before bed, for a total time of 12 minutes per day. Surgical treatment and postoperative care will be provided by surgeon preference and usual practice, including post-operative pain medications. For 12 weeks patients will maintain a daily meditation log, medication log and complete daily pain assessment questionnaire.

Primary Outcome Measure

Will daily meditation change pain in undergoing primary surgical treatment for newly diagnosed breast cancer, utilizing the MD Anderson Cancer Center Brief Pain Inventory (short form) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport BeachCalifornia92663
Melinda Epstein, PhD
[email protected]
949-764-5543

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