Can 10 minutes of meditation calm cancer patients during radiation?

NCT ID NCT07166042

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Utah Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether brief, audio-recorded guided meditation (10-15 minutes) during daily radiation therapy can lower anxiety in people with breast or gynecologic cancers. About 34 adults will be randomly assigned to either listen to meditation practices or receive standard care. Researchers will measure anxiety right before and after each radiation session, as well as in everyday life, to see if the meditation helps.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: guided meditation (audio-recorded mindfulness practices)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety during radiation therapy for breast and gynecologic cancers.
What could go wrong: This is a small early-phase trial (34 people), so results may not apply to everyone. The meditation is short (10-15 minutes) and may not help all patients with anxiety.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm female reproductive organ cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER GYNECOLOGIC CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
RECRUITING

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

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