Meditative Slow Breathing or Isha Kriya Meditation in Improving Cancer-Related Symptoms in Hospitalized Participants With Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Malignant Neoplasm

In brief

This trial studies how well meditative slow breathing or Isha Kriya meditation works in improving cancer-related symptoms in hospitalized participants with cancer. Meditative slow breathing or Isha Kriya meditation may help to decrease perceived stress and enhance well-being in hospitalized cancer participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03445572

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

41

Starts

2018-09-21

Expected to finish

2020-08-04

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of malignancy
• Admitted to the hospital
• Able to follow instructions
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Practice (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG]) score of 3 or below
• Fluency in English

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with life expectancy less than 2 months per attending physician or advance practice provider's note or assessment of prognosis
• Patients with cognitive dysfunction
• Patients who are admitted for observation for < 48 hours will be excluded from the study, as one day would be difficult to provide the necessary information
• Patients who are delirious
• Patients who are unable to follow instructions due to their medical condition
• Patients admitted to the intensive care unit
• Patients with ESAS > 4/10 on dyspnea
• Patients requiring oxygen more than 2 liters
• Patients who are current meditation practitioners

Where it is running

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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