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

NCT06949943 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-05-07

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Summary

This clinical trial tests how well guided meditation, compared to silence, works to reduce pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing cancer-directed surgery. Pre-operative anxiety affects patient experience and has been found to be a predictor of severe post-operative pain and chronic pain after surgery, influencing the success and quality of a patient's recovery. While medication is often prescribed to improve anxiety symptoms, research has showed that mindfulness techniques can be used to decrease anxiety, improve comfort, and can impact both psychological and physiologic symptoms. Completing pre-operative guided meditation may work well to reduce pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing cancer directive surgery.

Conditions

  • Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
  • Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Listen to guided meditation

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention

Wear noise cancelling headphones

OTHER

Electronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-14
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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