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Deep breaths and calm minds: a new study for stressed healthcare workers

NCT ID NCT04482647

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

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By invitation only
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Ongoing This study
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Completed
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether breathing techniques and meditation can help healthcare workers at MD Anderson Cancer Center reduce stress and improve lung health during the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred participants will learn these techniques through videos and practice them at home. The study will measure how many people join and whether they find the practices useful.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
breathing techniques and meditation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way for healthcare workers to manage stress and improve lung health during pandemics.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study (100 participants) at a single center, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is subjective and relies on self-reported outcomes.

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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

100 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2020

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

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

Up to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be able to read and understand English * Must be employed at MD Anderson Cancer Center Exclusion Criteria: * Epilepsy * Brain tumor * Brain aneurysm * Pregnant or trying to get pregnant * Brain bleeding in the past 1 year * Recent abdominal surgery and not cleared to exercise

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Conditions

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COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

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COVID-19 infection

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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