NCT06949943

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

Enhancing Quality of Patient Experience Via an Innovative Reduction of Pre-Operative Anxiety

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To improve is pre-operative patient anxiety in surgical settings. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients listen to 10 minutes of guided meditation prior to surgery. ARM II: Patients wear noise cancelling headphones for 10 minutes prior to surgery. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up for up to 6 months.

Conditions

• Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
• Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-14
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2025-04-29
• Last updated: 2025-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States