Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Breathe easy: simple breathing technique tested to soothe Pre-Surgery jitters

NCT ID NCT03981731

Symptom relief Sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

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

Summary

This study tested whether a combination of slow, guided breathing (called cardiac coherence) and a hypnosis session could help women feel less anxious before breast or gynecologic cancer surgery. Fifty-three women participated, practicing the breathing technique several times a day for a week before their operation. The main goal was to see if patients would actually follow the program, not yet to prove it reduces anxiety.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
guided breathing technique (cardiac coherence) and hypnosis session
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety before cancer surgery and improve recovery.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early study with only 53 participants and no comparison group, so results may not be widely applicable. The main goal was to see if patients would stick with the program, not to prove it reduces anxiety.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

53 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2020

Finished

Jan 2022

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

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old 2. Surgery for breast or gynaecological cancer requiring scheduled hospitalization for up to 3 days 3. Signing of informed consent before any specific procedure in the study 4. Patient affiliated to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients undergoing outpatient surgery for their cancer will not be included 2. Natural bradycardia (50 beats per minute) 3. Patient taking β-blockers, digoxin, flecaine, isoptin, cordarone, diltiazem 4. Cardiac arrhythmias 5. Severe heart failure with ventricular ejection fraction \< 40% 6. Uncontrolled chronic pain 7. Patients whose medical or psychological conditions do not allow them to complete the study or sign the consent 8. Patient does not understand the French language 9. Deaf and/or dumb patient 10. Adult patient under guardianship or curatorship

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Breast cancer are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

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

  • Institut régional du cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34298, France

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.