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Guided Meditation During Radiation Therapy for Breast and Gynecological Cancers

This study is looking at whether short, audio-recorded guided meditation practices can help reduce anxiety for people receiving radiation therapy (RT) for breast or gynecological (female reproductive organ) cancers. The meditations include practices like Body Scan and Mindful Breathing. You may be able to join if you are at least 18 years old, have breast or gynecological cancer, and are scheduled for 15-25 daily radiation treatments. The study aims to see if these meditations can lower anxiety levels after 7 weeks compared to standard care. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 34 participants. It compares guided meditation to standard care.
What's involved
You would participate in either the guided meditation or standard care arm. The meditation involves 10-15 minute audio practices.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Anxiety levels will be measured at 7 weeks.

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NCT07166042

Guided Meditation During Radiation Therapy for Breast and Gynecological Malignancies

Recruiting
PHASE3Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Utah
~34 participants
Updated 2025-10-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:10-15 minute, Audio-Recorded Guided Mediation Practices

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in acute anxiety in participants receiving mindfulness intervention during RT compared to standard of care control conditions.
Measured over 7 weeks

Conditions

Breast Cancer
Gynecologic Cancer

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Utah1

Study leadership

  • Lindsay Burt, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Huntsman Cancer Institute

Who to contact

Rachel R. Kingford
[email protected]
801-585-0115
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Participant aged ≥ 18 years.
Diagnosis of breast or gynelogical cancer.
Eligible to receive 15-25 daily radiation therapy treatments for breast or gynelogical cancer.
Willing to participate in either the guided meditation or standard of care control arm, regardless of treatment assignment.
Karnofsky performance score ≥ 60 or ECOG performance score ≤ 2.
Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.

Exclusion

Active suicidal ideation or active psychotic state in the opinion of the investigator.
Patient is receiving deep inspiration breath hold treatment.
An unstable illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study treatment.
Prior radiation therapy.
Inability to understand and/or speak the English language.

What this trial measures

  • Change in acute anxiety in participants receiving mindfulness intervention during RT compared to standard of care control conditions.7 weeks

    To assess the acute anxiolytic effects of a brief mindfulness intervention during radiation therapy (RT) for patients with anxiety related to RT for breast and gynecological cancers. Acute anxiety during RT will be measured at each treatment visit with an individual item ("How nervous, anxious or on edge do you feel right now?" scored on a 0 (not at all) to 10 (Very much). derived from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) scale, measured before and after RT. The change from before to after RT will be averaged over all treatment visits.