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Pre-Operative Guided Meditation to Reduce Pre-Operative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cancer-Directed Surgery
Led by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-05-07
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
124 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Pre-Operative Guided Meditation to Reduce Pre-Operative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cancer-Directed Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants scheduled for cancer-directed surgery
- Participants must be 18 years or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Cannot speak English
- Currently incarcerated
- Diagnosis of dementia
- Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
- Hearing impairment that prevents hearing the recorded meditation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
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Research Team
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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