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Peri-operative slow paced breathing - a non-invasive technique to reduce anxiety in breast cancer surgery patients

Peri-operative slow paced breathing - a non-invasive technique to reduce anxiety in breast cancer surgery patients - Slow PACE trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON53189
Enrollment
158
Registered
2023-09-15
Start date
2023-11-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stressreductie perioperative tension

Interventions

Study groups Slow PACE group Participants randomized in the Slow PACE group will receive a link to the study site with a comprehensive instruction video explaining the Slow PACE breathing technique

Sponsors

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Female - Undergoing surgery for breast cancer in the Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age = 4 - History of severe pulmonary illness: severe asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) GOLD III or IV - Known or suspected severe psychiatric disorder - Unable to give written or oral informed consent - Patient refusal - Not able to understand Dutch - No internet access - Visual or hearing impairments interfering with reading and listening to the online material

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State scale (STAI-S).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- mean blood pressure before induction - need of hypnotics during induction - post-operative pain and need of opioids - postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) - patient satisfaction - compare anxiety trait scored by Spielberger's State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T)13 and general anxiety scored by the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A) at baseline

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026