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Guided Meditation During Radiation Therapy for Breast and Gynecological Malignancies

Med-RT BG: An Interventional Trial Using Guided Meditation During Radiation Therapy for Breast and Gynecological Malignancies

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

The goal of this study is to assess the effect of brief mindfulness-guided meditations during radiation therapy (RT) for patients with anxiety related to RT for breast and gynecological cancers.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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.

Study sites (1)

UT