Clinical trial · Interventional
Relaxation and Visualization Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients
A Feasibility Study of Relaxation and Visualization Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Inadequate recruitment
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is possible to study relaxation and visualization therapy (RVT) with individuals that have breast cancer. We will also look at what effects, the good and bad, RVT has when used with radiation therapy. We are interested in how RVT may relate to energy, quality of life, stress, and the immune system. Relaxation and Visualization therapy will lead participants through a practice of physical relaxation and then a step by step visualization. In this study, participants will be led through an RVT exercise, providing an interactive process. In addition, women will perform solitary RVT exercises at home on weekends. Participants for this study will be drawn from two OHSU physicians' regular patient base. To be sure that we are testing the effects of RVT alone, we will use three groups. The three groups will be RVT, education, and a control. The RVT group will receive RVT with radiation, and the education group will receive breast cancer related health education with radiation. The third group will receive no treatment beyond radiation. This third group is called the control. The entire study will last for approximately twelve weeks. For the first 6 weeks, each participant will be receiving radiation therapy. We will be particularly interested in the effects that RVT may have on energy, quality of life, stress, and the immune system. No experimental drug or device will be used during the study.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Relaxation and Visualization Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- A
- description
- Relaxation and Visualization Therapy group
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Relaxation and Visualization Therapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- B
- description
- Health education group
- interventionNames
- Other: Health education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- C
- description
- Control group
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have been referred to radiotherapy at OHSU * between 45 and 70 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * receiving chemotherapy concurrently * uses tobacco products * has a fear or aversion to blood draws * has a history of hypertension * uses recreational drugs * drinks more than 3-5 alcoholic beverages per week * takes any anti-inflammatory medications * has a current infection or has a compromised immune system
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