Clinical trial · Interventional
Meditative Slow Breathing or Isha Kriya Meditation in Improving Cancer-Related Symptoms in Hospitalized Participants With Cancer
Feasibility Study of Meditative Practices in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
NCT03445572CI-TRIAL-00046476completedN/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)
This trial studies how well meditative slow breathing or Isha Kriya meditation works in improving cancer-related symptoms in hospitalized participants with cancer. Meditative slow breathing or Isha Kriya meditation may help to decrease perceived stress and enhance well-being in hospitalized cancer participants.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Meditation Therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (MSB)
- description
- Participants are instructed on the MSB technique and then perform MSB over 15 minutes BID for 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Meditation Therapy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group II (IK meditation)
- description
- Participants are instructed on the 3 steps of IK meditation and then perform IK meditation over 15 minutes BID for 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Meditation Therapy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of malignancy * Admitted to the hospital * Able to follow instructions * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Practice (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\]) score of 3 or below * Fluency in English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with life expectancy less than 2 months per attending physician or advance practice provider's note or assessment of prognosis * Patients with cognitive dysfunction * Patients who are admitted for observation for \< 48 hours will be excluded from the study, as one day would be difficult to provide the necessary information * Patients who are delirious * Patients who are unable to follow instructions due to their medical condition * Patients admitted to the intensive care unit * Patients with ESAS \> 4/10 on dyspnea * Patients requiring oxygen more than 2 liters * Patients who are current meditation practitioners
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNarayanan S, Reddy A, Lopez G, Liu W, Wu J, Liu D, Manzano J, Williams JL, Mallaiah S, George M, Amaram J, Subramaniam B, Cohen L, Bruera E. Randomized Feasibility Study of Meditative Practices in Hospitalized Cancer Patients. Integr Cancer Ther. 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1534735420909903. doi: 10.1177/1534735420909903. PMID 32153208