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Behavioural Intervention

Meditation Classes for Breast Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Lorenzo Cohen, PHD
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Stage I - III female breast cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy (either neoadjuvant or adjuvant) 6 - 60 months prior to recruitment
Report cognitive impairment since starting chemotherapy as assessed by four questions from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Cognitive Scale (FACT-Cog)
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up assessed at baseline and 8 weeks after treatment
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if Tibetan meditation can help cancer patients by teaching them to change their brain function and improve their quality of life.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed at baseline and 8 weeks after treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed at baseline and 8 weeks after treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in Cognitive Function

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Wait-List GroupExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants fill out several questionnaires at baseline and at follow up visit. The forms should take about 30 minutes to complete. Participants complete computer tests to check memory and concentration taking about 20 minutes to complete. Tests, EEG, and fMRI should take a total of about 90 minutes to complete. Participants receive the standard of care for cancer patients. After 8 week follow up visit, Wait-List Group offered meditation program.
Group II: Tibetan Meditation GroupExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Participants fill out several questionnaires at baseline, at completion of meditation classes, and at follow up visit. The forms should take about 30 minutes to complete. Participants complete computer tests to check memory and concentration taking about 20 minutes to complete. Electroencephalography (EEG) performed at baseline, at completion of classes, and at follow up visit. Participants have magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan of brain at baseline, at completion of meditation classes, and at follow up visit. Tests, EEG, and fMRI should take a total of about 90 minutes to complete. Participants take part in up to 16 meditation classes for a total of 8 weeks. All sessions videotaped.
Group III: Healthy Control GroupExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Healthy participants fill out several questionnaires asking questions about memory and concentration, mood, fatigue, how they have been feeling, and general quality of life. The questionnaires should take about 30 minutes to complete. Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan performed. These should take a total of about 90 minutes to complete.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI
2013
N/A
~40
Electroencephalography (EEG)
2019
N/A
~330
Meditation Classes
2013
N/A
~40
Questionnaires
2013
Completed Phase 2
~3030

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
2,962 Previous Clinical Trials
1,803,329 Total Patients Enrolled
147 Trials studying Breast Cancer
63,251 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Lorenzo Cohen, PHDPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
10 Previous Clinical Trials
1,795 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Breast Cancer
1,155 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer

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~3 spots leftby Mar 2025