Feasibility Study to Determine the Effect of Meditation on Perioperative Pain and Distress in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Females 18 years of age or older
• Subject must be able to speak and read English
• Newly diagnosed with primary breast cancer
• Will receive primary surgical treatment for their breast cancer diagnosis.
• Undergoing lumpectomy with or without autologous reconstruction with or without contralateral surgery for symmetry with or without IORT or simple mastectomy without reconstruction
• Breast cancer or DCIS
Locations
United States
California
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
RECRUITING
Newport Beach
Contact Information
Primary
Melinda Epstein, PhD
clinicalresearch@hoag.org
949-764-5543
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-07-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 24
Treatments
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.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian