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Can meditating together ease the burden of advanced lung cancer?

NCT ID NCT02596490

Symptom relief Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study explores whether a couple-based meditation program can improve quality of life for people with stage IV lung cancer and their romantic partners. Researchers will enroll 300 couples to attend meditation sessions and complete questionnaires about their health, mood, and relationship. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and provides meaningful benefits.

What this could mean

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Active substance
couple-based meditation program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to improve emotional and physical well-being for patients and their partners.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study, not a large-scale trial. The benefits may be small or not last long, and results may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2016

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Diagnosed with stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) 2. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Currently receiving treatment (e.g. radiotherapy, chemotherapy) at MD Anderson Cancer Center 3. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of less than or equal to 2 4. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Have a romantic partner with whom they have resided for a minimum of 6 months 5. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Must be at least 18 years old 6. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Able to read and speak English 7. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Able to provide consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Not oriented to time, place, or person as deemed by the clinical team 2. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Regular (self-defined) participation in psychotherapy or a formal cancer support group 3. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Prior enrollment in a couple-based mind-body intervention research study (protocols 2011-1179, 2013-0496, 2014-0036) conducted by the principal investigator including phase 1 or phase 2 of the current study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Lung cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Hermann

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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