Meditation during radiation: a new way to fight cancer anxiety?

NCT ID NCT07166042

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 34 times

Summary

This study tests whether listening to short guided meditations during daily radiation therapy can help reduce anxiety in people with breast or gynecologic cancers. About 34 participants will either receive the meditation or standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach makes treatment less stressful.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

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 with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The meditation is brief and may not help all patients.

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.