Anxiety State, Depressive State, Pain, Nausea, Fatigue, Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients seeking integrative healthcare. Four different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered in the clinic waiting room will be compared with a 5-minute audio-recording about integrative healthcare. A secondary sub-analysis will investigate the most effective mindfulness practice style for patients presenting at the clinic with elevated anxiety, depression, or pain.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBody Scan
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.
BEHAVIORALMindful Breathing
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.
BEHAVIORALMindfulness of Discomfort
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of discomfort practice.
BEHAVIORALMindful Savoring
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful savoring practice.
BEHAVIORALIntegrative Health Recording
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded description of integrative health.
Sponsors
University of Utah
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Seeking treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Wellness Center * Adults 18+ * Facility with the English language that is adequate to complete study procedures
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures * An unstable illness judged by medical staff to interfere with study treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability | A single 5-minute period | 75% of patients that begin an audio recording will listen to the full, 5-minute recording |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Pain | Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording | Single item assessing pain (Right now, I feel physical pain) scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain. |
| Change in Anxiety | Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording | Single item assessing anxiety (Right now, I feel nervous, anxious or on edge) scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety. |
| Change in Depression | Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording | Single item assessing depression (Right now, I feel down, depressed, of uninterested in life) scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater depression. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAdam Hanley
Outcome results
None listed