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Guided Meditation for Pre-Operative Anxiety in Cancer Surgery

This study is looking at whether listening to guided meditation can help reduce anxiety before cancer-directed surgery. Many people feel anxious before surgery, which can affect their recovery. While medications are often used, mindfulness techniques like guided meditation might also help. This trial compares 10 minutes of guided meditation to 10 minutes of silence (wearing noise-canceling headphones) right before surgery. Researchers will measure your anxiety levels before and after this intervention to see if guided meditation is effective. You may be able to join if you are 18 or older, speak English, and are scheduled for cancer-directed surgery. The study aims to enroll 300 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study that will randomize 300 participants into one of two groups: guided meditation or silence. The study is not blinded, meaning both participants and researchers will know which intervention is being used.
What's involved
You would listen to either guided meditation or wear noise-canceling headphones for 10 minutes before surgery. You will also complete anxiety surveys before and after this intervention.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
After the intervention, participants are followed up for up to 6 months.

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NCT06949943

Pre-Operative Guided Meditation to Reduce Pre-Operative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cancer-Directed Surgery

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
~300 participants
Updated 2026-05-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Behavioral InterventionElectronic Health Record ReviewSurvey Administration

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pre-operative anxiety (PROMIS Anxiety scale)
Measured over Pre and post intervention, approximately 10 minutes
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
Malignant Solid Neoplasm

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohiostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Maryanna Klatt, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Who to contact

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
[email protected]
800-293-5066
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Participants will be recruited among patients who are scheduled for cancer-directed surgery
Participants must be 18 years or older

Exclusion

Participants will be excluded from the study if they cannot speak English (as the meditation is recorded in English)
Currently incarcerated
Have a diagnosis of dementia
Are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
Have a hearing impairment that would make them unable to hear the recorded meditation

What this trial measures

  • Pre-operative anxiety (PROMIS Anxiety scale)Pre and post intervention, approximately 10 minutes

    Measured with the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Anxiety. PROMIS Anxiety short form is an 8-item scale used to assess anxiety in individuals 18 years or older. Each item is on a 5-point scale to be summed, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.

  • Pre-operative anxiety (single-item visual analog scale)Pre and post intervention, approximately 10 minutes

    Measured by a single-item visual analog scale. The single-item visual analog scale will be used to assess momentary anxiety. The item will ask, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how anxious do you feel right now?" and patients will rate the level of anxiety on a scale of 0 to 10 (0=not at all anxious, 10=extremely anxious).