Couple-Based Meditation for Metastatic Lung Cancer Patients and Their Partners

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Lung Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT02596490
• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

Objectives:

Our specific aims are to:

Aim 1: Examine the feasibility of a couple-based meditation program in 50 patients with metastatic lung cancer and their partners.

Aim 2: Establish the initial efficacy of a couple-based meditation program in patients and their partners regarding physical, psychological, and spiritual quality of life outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-04
• Study Start: 2016-04-06
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-14
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-01
• Study Completion: 2026-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

1. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Diagnosed with stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
2. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Currently receiving treatment (e.g. radiotherapy, chemotherapy) at MD Anderson Cancer Center
3. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of less than or equal to 2
4. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS ONLY: Have a romantic partner with whom they have resided for a minimum of 6 months
5. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Must be at least 18 years old
6. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Able to read and speak English
7. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Not oriented to time, place, or person as deemed by the clinical team
2. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Regular (self-defined) participation in psychotherapy or a formal cancer support group
3. ALL PHASES, PATIENTS AND PARTNERS: Prior enrollment in a couple-based mind-body intervention research study (protocols 2011-1179, 2013-0496, 2014-0036) conducted by the principal investigator including phase 1 or phase 2 of the current study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of Couple-Based Meditation for Participants with Lung Cancer and Their Partners	4 months	Intervention deemed feasible if no attributable adverse events (AE) or serious adverse events (SAE) occur.
Efficacy of Couple-Based Meditation for Participants with Lung Cancer and Their Partners	4 months	Efficacy based on physical, psychological, and spiritual quality of life outcomes.; T-tests used to compare the pre-post change in the quality of life (QOL) outcomes between interventions separately for the participants and caregivers.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Memorial Hermann; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States