5-Minute meditation may calm brain tumor patients during radiation
NCT ID NCT06165653
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 5-minute guided meditation played during each radiation session can help reduce anxiety in people with brain tumors. About 30 adults will either listen to the meditation or receive standard care. Researchers will measure anxiety levels before and after each treatment to see if the meditation makes a difference.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 30 people
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- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant aged ≥ 18 years. * Radiologically confirmed tumor of the brain. Note: Participants may have tumor resected after diagnosis. * Eligible to undergo radiation treatment for brain tumor for 25-33 treatments. * Willing to participate in either the guided meditation or standard of care control arm, regardless of treatment assignment. * Karnofsky performance score ≥ 60 or ECOG performance score ≤ 2. * MoCA mini score ≥ 11 * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. Exclusion Criteria: * Active suicidal ideation or active psychotic state in the opinion of the investigator. * An unstable illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study treatment. * Prior radiation therapy to the brain. * Inability to understand and/or speak the English language.
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Locations
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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