Clinical trial · Interventional
Mindfulness Relaxation Compared With Relaxing Music and Standard Symptom Management Education in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Chemotherapy For Newly Diagnosed Solid Tumors
Chemotherapy and Mindfulness Relaxation: A Randomized Trial at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and M.D. Anderson Community Clinical Oncology Program
- 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: Mindfulness relaxation, a technique to help patients quiet their thoughts and relax their bodies before and during chemotherapy, may reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting. It may also help improve mental health, quality of life, and immune function in patients receiving chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying mindfulness relaxation to see how well it works compared to relaxing music or standard symptom management education in treating patients who are receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed solid tumors.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
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 |
| Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Disease (or Disorder); Gynecological | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Gastrointestinal Cancer | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Relaxing Music (RM) Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Symptom Management | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MR Therapy
- description
- Participants receive Mindfulness Relaxation (MR) therapy as in the pilot phase. A CD with the mindfulness relaxation technique recorded on it will be given to participant. Participant to listen to the recording for about 30 minutes before receiving chemotherapy and during the time they are receiving chemotherapy. In addition to the mindfulness relaxation technique, they will also receive general information about how to manage symptoms that develop due to the chemotherapy they are receiving.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: MR Therapy
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Relaxing Music (RM) Therapy
- description
- Arm II: Participants listen to relaxing music (with no instructions on relaxation techniques) for 30 minutes before and during each chemotherapy session AND at least once daily for the entire duration of chemotherapy treatment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Relaxing Music (RM) Therapy
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. are \>/= 18 years of age 2. are anticipated to undergo at least four cycles of chemotherapy treatment 3. have had no previous treatment with chemotherapy 4. have no evidence of distant metastatic disease 5. can read/speak in English or Spanish 6. have no known psychotic diagnosis 7. have an expected survival of at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. have a known psychotic diagnosis 2. will undergo an undefined number of chemotherapy regimens
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