Clinical trial · Interventional
Stress Reduction in Older Women With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Breast Cancer
Stress Reduction For Breast Cancer in Women 55 Years of Age or Older: Enhancing Quality of Life and Survival
NCT00006346CI-TRIAL-00011284completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Transcendental meditation may be an effective way to decrease the amount of stress in older women with breast cancer. It is not yet known if transcendental meditation is more effective than basic breast cancer education in improving quality of life. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trialstudies stress reduction in improvingquality of life in older women with stage II, stage III, or stage IV breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment | Breast Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychosocial assessment and care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 55 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of stage II, III, or IV breast cancer * No brain or CNS metastases * Hormone receptor status: * Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 55 and over Sex: * Female Menopausal status: * Not specified Performance status: * ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: * More than 3 months Hematopoietic: * Not specified Hepatic: * Not specified Renal: * Not specified Other: * No non-cancer life-threatening illness * No history of major psychiatric disorders * No drug abuse dependency disorder PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * Not specified Chemotherapy: * Not specified Endocrine therapy: * Not specified Radiotherapy: * Not specified Surgery: * Not specified
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTNidich SI, Fields JZ, Rainforth MV, Pomerantz R, Cella D, Kristeller J, Salerno JW, Schneider RH. A randomized controlled trial of the effects of transcendental meditation on quality of life in older breast cancer patients. Integr Cancer Ther. 2009 Sep;8(3):228-34. doi: 10.1177/1534735409343000. PMID 19815592