Cervical Dysplasia
Conditions
Keywords
Screening, Cervical cancer, Cervical dysplasia, Adverse psychosocial effects, Alternative treatment
Brief summary
In this study two questions will be answered: * can mindfulness meditation help cell-changed on the cervix to disappear? * can mindfulness meditation lower the psychological distress when women have abnormal cervical cancer screening results?
Detailed description
200 women, who have participated in cervical cancer screening and have mild dysplasia, will be randomized into two groups; an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will be asked to do mindfulness meditation twice a week listening to instructions from a CD. 200 additional women having normal cervical screening results will also be included in the project.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness meditation
Mindfulness meditation
OTHERNo meditation
Health care services as usual
OTHERControls
No intervention
Sponsors
Danish Cancer Society
University of Copenhagen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
23 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women aged 23-29 years * Participated in cervical cancer screening * Having mild dysplasia and normal screening results
Exclusion criteria
* Women who have previously had dysplasia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The degree of cervical dysplasia | 6 months after screening |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychosocial consequences measured with the COS-CC questionnaire | 1 week, 3 and 9 months after screening |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed