Can Alternative Treatment Have an Impact on Cervical Dysplasia?

University of Copenhagen200 enrolled

Overview

In this study two questions will be answered: * can mindfulness meditation help cell-changed on the cervix to disappear? * can mindfulness meditation lower the psychological distress when women have abnormal cervical cancer screening results?

200 women, who have participated in cervical cancer screening and have mild dysplasia, will be randomized into two groups; an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will be asked to do mindfulness meditation twice a week listening to instructions from a CD. 200 additional women having normal cervical screening results will also be included in the project.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Cervical Dysplasia

Interventions

Mindfulness meditationBEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness meditation

No meditationOTHER

Health care services as usual

ControlsOTHER

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 23 YearsMax age: 29 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 23-29 years * Participated in cervical cancer screening * Having mild dysplasia and normal screening results Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have previously had dysplasia

Locations (1)

Department and Research Unit of General Practice, Institute of Public Health

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The degree of cervical dysplasia

Time frame: 6 months after screening

Secondary Outcomes

Psychosocial consequences measured with the COS-CC questionnaire

Time frame: 1 week, 3 and 9 months after screening

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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