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Improving Brain Function After Breast Cancer Study

NCT03696056 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2020-11-09

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Summary

This study will explore the feasibility and potential effects of a simple, home-based daily meditation intervention on breast cancer survivors' cognitive and psychological functioning as well as inflammatory regulation.

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer Survivors

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Kirtan Kriya meditation

The program incorporates song with visualization and mudras, and is a multi-faceted, multisensory exercise that appears to engage several areas of the brain implicated in cognitive decline, yet is simple to learn and practice. The meditation includes a repeated Kirtan or song, a mudra or physical/motor component, and a visualization component. The meditation sound file will contain a user friendly introduction to the Kirtan Kriya meditation technique along with detailed instructions and meditation tracks. Three tracks will contain 12 minute guided meditations with the same female voice, and 2 with nature sounds, 2 without any additional sounds. Another 2 tracks will provide only the timing cues (1 with nature sounds, 1 without) so that the participant can conduct the meditation session without guidance if they chose.

BEHAVIORAL

Music listening program

The participants will receive audio files and an instruction sheet to facilitate their practice. The audio tracks are 12 minutes in length and contain relaxing instrumental music from Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and Pachebel. Participants are instructed to sit comfortably with their eyes closed and listen to a track of their choice for 12 min daily, for 8 weeks and to record each session on their practice log.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-28
Primary Completion
2020-01-01
Completion
2020-01-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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