Coloring away cancer anxiety: mandala painting tested in surgery patients

NCT ID NCT07160062

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Trakya University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether mandala painting can improve psychological well-being, emotional self-efficacy, and reduce anxiety in women with gynecologic cancer during the perioperative period. 84 patients were randomly assigned to either a mandala painting session or standard care. The painting sessions lasted 35-50 minutes, and researchers measured changes in anxiety and well-being using standard questionnaires.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: mandala painting
What this could lead to: If effective, mandala painting could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety and boost emotional well-being for women undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with 84 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may be modest or not reproducible in larger groups.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder female reproductive organ cancer Psychological Well-Being

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ANXIETY GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS MANDALA PAINTING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING

Contacts and locations

Locations

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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