Can nature sounds ease grief? new study tests meditation for cancer caregivers
NCT ID NCT06662409
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a nature-based healing meditation program can help friends and family caregivers who are grieving the loss of a loved one to cancer. The program includes six audio meditation modules available online. Researchers will measure how feasible and acceptable the program is, and whether it improves grief, attention, and quality of life. The study aims to enroll 70 adult caregivers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) auditory modules
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to support grieving caregivers and reduce their emotional distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is new and unproven.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old or older; Able and willing to provide reflexology * Able to speak and understand English * Have access to a telephone * Able to hear normal conversation * Cognitively oriented to time, place, and person (determined via recruiter) Exclusion Criteria: \- Unwilling to perform return demonstration with 90% accuracy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Michigan State University College of Nursing
RECRUITINGEast Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
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