Mindful Waiting Room

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety State; Cancer; Depressive State; Fatigue; Pain; Nausea
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness of Discomfort; Behavioral: Mindful Savoring; Behavioral: Mindful Breathing; Behavioral: Integrative Health Recording; Behavioral: Body Scan

• Registration Number: NCT05433636
• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah

Brief Summary

This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients seeking integrative healthcare. Four different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered in the clinic waiting room will be compared with a 5-minute audio-recording about integrative healthcare.

A secondary sub-analysis will investigate the most effective mindfulness practice style for patients presenting at the clinic with elevated anxiety, depression, or pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-21
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-27
• Study Start: 2022-09-14
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-14
• Study Completion: 2024-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 305

Inclusion Criteria

• Seeking treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Wellness Center
• Adults 18+
• Facility with the English language that is adequate to complete study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures
• An unstable illness judged by medical staff to interfere with study treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness of Discomfort Practice	Mindfulness of Discomfort	-
Mindful Savoring Practice	Mindful Savoring	-
Mindful Breathing Practice	Mindful Breathing	-
Integrative Health Recording	Integrative Health Recording	-
Body Scan Practice	Body Scan	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability	A single 5-minute period	75% of patients that begin an audio recording will listen to the full, 5-minute recording

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Pain	Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording	Single item assessing pain ("Right now, I feel physical pain") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain.
Change in Depression	Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording	Single item assessing depression ("Right now, I feel down, depressed, of uninterested in life") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater depression.
Change in Anxiety	Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording	Single item assessing anxiety ("Right now, I feel nervous, anxious or on edge") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Utah; 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States