Stress Reduction in Older Women With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Breast Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

In brief

RATIONALE: Transcendental meditation may be an effective way to decrease the amount of stress in older women with breast cancer. It is not yet known if transcendental meditation is more effective than basic breast cancer education in improving quality of life. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trialstudies stress reduction in improvingquality of life in older women with stage II, stage III, or stage IV breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006346

Run by

Unity Health Toronto

Starts

2000-08-01

Expected to finish

2003-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-10

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• St. Joseph Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Hope Center — Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
• Maharishi International University — Fairfield, Iowa, United States

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