Meditation app may ease pain after hysterectomy
NCT ID NCT05157490
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether practicing mindfulness meditation using the Headspace app before a minimally invasive hysterectomy could lower pain and stress after surgery. Seventy-two women were randomly assigned to either meditate regularly before surgery or receive standard care. Researchers measured pain scores on the first and seventh day after surgery to see if the meditation group fared better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness training (guided meditations via Headspace app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce pain and stress after hysterectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (72 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply to everyone. Pain is subjective and hard to measure precisely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo minimally invasive hysterectomy * Fluency in English and/or Spanish * Access to a device capable of running the Headspace application (smart phone or computer) Exclusion Criteria: * Minors * Hearing impairment * Inability to access Headspace app * Inability to complete baseline or postoperative surveys: Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) or Quality of Recovery-15 (QOR-15) surveys
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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