Clinical trial · Interventional
Digital Meditation for Postoperative Pain Control After Abdominal Surgery for Cancer
A Prospective, Double-Arm Pilot Study to Investigate the Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability of a Digital Mindfulness Intervention Following Open Abdominal Surgery for Cancer
- 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 phase I trial tests a digital meditation for postoperative pain control after abdominal surgery for cancer. Mindfulness interventions such as guided meditation may improve pain control and decrease stress. Including a brief mindfulness intervention administered via test messages as part of postoperative care may improve pain severity, decrease opioid use, and improve patient responses to non-surgical treatments.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm | Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Malignant Solid Neoplasm | Malignant Solid Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm I (Pain Survey)
- description
- Patients complete pain survey via text message daily for 10 days after surgery. Patients also complete telephone interview 2 weeks after surgery.
- interventionNames
- Other: Survey Administration
- Other: Interview
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 2 (Mindfulness Intervention)
- description
- Patients complete mindfulness intervention via text message daily for 10 days after surgery. Patients also complete telephone interview 2 weeks after surgery.
- interventionNames
- Other: Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention
- Other: Interview
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients \>= 18 years of age * Open abdominal surgery for cancer * Ownership of smartphone (iOS or Android operating systems) with SMS texting capabilities * Ability to read * Ability to understand the purposes and risk of the study and willingly give standard written informed consent for treatment established by each participating institution. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindications to abdominal surgery and/or general anesthesia
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