Clinical trial · Interventional
POEM (Practice of Embracing Each Moment) Study (Delivery Science)
NCT03751995CI-TRIAL-00049454completedN/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)
The objective of the proposed pilot pragmatic cluster randomized trial targeting cancer patients undergoing palliative and supportive therapy and their informal caregivers is to pilot test implementation of mHealth two mindfulness interventions as part of standard palliative care support within Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness meditation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Participants from medical centers assigned to the control arm will receive usual care.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Participants from medical centers assigned to the intervention arm will receive access to their choice of a mindfulness app or a webinar-based mindfulness course for 6 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mindfulness meditation
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
- timeFrame
- Baseline to 6 weeks
- description
- The 14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) assesses anxiety and depression. Each subscale (depression and anxiety) is scored from 0 to 21 by summing individual item scores, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety and depression; 0-7 is generally considered within normal range.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Smartphone or tablet ownership OR has a computer with internet access * Ability to read and understand English * Patients: current Kaiser Permanente member with diagnosis of cancer and receiving palliative or supportive therapy at one of the participating oncology clinics * Caregivers: primary unpaid support person of the patient who takes care of the patient at least two hours a week. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe hearing impairment * Severe mental illness
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKubo A, Kurtovich E, McGinnis M, Aghaee S, Altschuler A, Quesenberry C Jr, Kolevska T, Liu R, Greyz-Yusupov N, Avins A. Pilot pragmatic randomized trial of mHealth mindfulness-based intervention for advanced cancer patients and their informal caregivers. Psychooncology. 2024 Feb;33(2):e5557. doi: 10.1002/pon.5557. Epub 2020 Oct 5. PMID 32979294