Clinical trial · Interventional
Mind-Body Intervention in Glioma Couples
An Online Dyadic Mind-Body Intervention for Glioma Patients and Their Partners
- 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)
This trial studies how well a couple-based mind body program works in improving spiritual, psychosocial, and physical quality of life in patients with high or low grade glioma or tumors that have spread to the brain and their partners. A couple-based mind body program may help to improve spiritual well-being, sleep difficulties, depressive symptoms, and overall quality of life in patients with glioma or tumors that have spread to the brain and their partners.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glioblastoma | Glioblastoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Low Grade Glioma | Low Grade Glioma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Glioma | Malignant Glioma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Partner | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| WHO Grade III Glioma | WHO Grade 3 Glioma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind-Body Intervention Procedure | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (CBMB program)
- description
- Patients undergo CBMB program consisting of 4-5 deep-breathing and meditation exercise sessions over 60 minutes and 2 weekly telephone calls over 15 minutes for 6 weeks. Patients also complete questionnaires regarding health, mood, sleeping habits, relationship, health care, work productivity, and quality of life.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Mind-Body Intervention Procedure
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group II (waitlist control)
- description
- Patients complete questionnaires as in Group I. Patients may undergo CBMB program after completion of study.
- interventionNames
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (5)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENT ONLY: Patients with a diagnosis of HGG or low grade glioma (LGG), based on radiographic or pathologic diagnosis of grade III or IV listed in the medical records, or patients with a malignancy that has metastasized to the brain * PATIENT ONLY: Patients must be within 1 month of initiating or having undergone any type of cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) * PATIENT ONLY: Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of 80 or above * PATIENT ONLY: Having a spouse/romantic partner (including same-sex) and who is willing to participate * PATIENT \& PARTNER: Able to read and speak English * PATIENT \& PARTNER: Able to provide informed consent * PATIENT \& PARTNER: Have access to internet connectivity Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT ONLY: Regularly (self-defined) participation in psychotherapy or a formal cancer support group * PATIENT ONLY: Cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the clinical team
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