Evaluate the impact and satisfaction of Mobile Mindfulness Meditation on anxiety, pain, fatigue, trauma, and sleep in cancer survivors.
Through previous research, mindfulness meditation has been linked to decreases in anxiety, increased pain tolerance, better mood, and improved quality of life, in both healthy and medical populations. Although mindfulness meditation is well promoted both clinically and in the media, finding ways to promote engagement in and fidelity to the intervention, in a format that is accessible for cancer survivors is crucial, as the availability of resources and appreciation of the benefits does not necessarily lead to behavior change. With many more people surviving cancer than in previous decades, there is an opportunity to act on the residual effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment, and with the prevalence of technology ever increasing, online and mobile interventions have become more frequently delivered and have a particular utility for this population. Physical and geographic limitations could prevent cancer survivors from accessing psychosocial interventions. Whether the repeated beneficial findings of face-to-face training in mindfulness meditation will be found in a mobile environment is an open and timely question. This intervention will include two arms: the impact of the use of the mobile app for anxiety and for cancer related neuropathy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
302
It is hypothesized that participants who are randomized in the app condition will have significantly less anxiety, pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance than their counterparts in the control condition.
It is hypothesized that participants who are randomized into treatment condition will have significantly less CIPN, anxiety, and fatigue, and improved anxiety, in comparison to their counterparts in the wait-list control condition.
Palo Alto VA Health Care System
Palo Alto, California, United States
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Evaluate the impact of Mobile Mindful Meditation on anxiety as measured with the GAD-7 (Anxiety Arm)
Anxiety will be measured with the GAD-7, which entails respondents indicating how much in the past week they experienced anxiety. Participants are asked to provide their responses on a 5-point Likert type scale, with options ranging from "never" to "always."
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mobile Mindful Meditation on pain as measured with the PEG-3 (Anxiety Arm)
Pain will be measured with the PEG-3, a three item measure assessing pain intensity, interference with general activity, and interference with enjoyment of life, with response options ranging from a 0-10 scale (0 being "no pain" or "does not interfere" and 10 being "pains as bad as you can imagine" or "completely interferes").
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mobile Mindful Meditation on fatigue as measured with the Brief Fatigue Inventory (Anxiety Arm)
Fatigue will be measured with the Brief Fatigue Inventory, a 9-item measure where respondents are asked to rate their fatigue on an 11-point scale, with options on three items ranging from either "no fatigue" to "as bad as you can imagine" and options on the remaining items ranging from "does not interfere" to "completely interferes"
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mobile Mindful Meditation on trauma as measured with the PCL-5 (Anxiety Arm)
Trauma Symptoms will be measured with the PCL-5. This 20-item measure assess for the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD, which fit into the larger categories of intrusive and avoidant symptoms.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mobile Mindful Meditation on sleep as measured by the PROMIS sleep scale (Anxiety Arm)
Sleep will be measured by the PROMIS sleep scale, an 8-item measure, with 5-point response choices.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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Evaluate the impact of Mindfulness Coach on pain as measured with the McGill Pain Questionnaire (Neuropathy Arm)
This is a self-report questionnaire, consisting of 3 major classes of word descriptors--sensory, affective/emotional impact and cognitive evaluation of pain. The Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SFMPQ) was developed to provide an instrument that could be completed in less time than the MPQ but would still reflect both the sensory and affective dimensions of pain and has been shown to have high correlations with the original McGill Pain Scale.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mindfulness Coach on anxiety as measured with the PROMIS anxiety (Neuropathy Arm)
This is a 22 item measure created for cancer survivors to measure both symptoms of anxiety and whether help was needed due to anxiety symptoms65. This is included at all time-points as an additional outcome measure.
Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mindfulness Coach on fatigue as measured with the BFI (Neuropathy Arm)
The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) is a 15-item measure assessing both the severity of fatigue and the impact of fatigue on daily functioning64. This is included at all three time-points as an additional outcome measure.
Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks
Evaluate the impact of Mindfulness Coach on Quality of Life as measured with the FACT scale (Neuropathy Arm)
The FACT-GOC-Ntx scale includes 11 additional items (27 original items and 11 CIPN items) to measure the severity and impact of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. This data will serve as both a screening tool and baseline measure of CIPN.
Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks
Evaluate the satisfaction with Mobile Mindfulness Meditation as measured by questionnaires on the Online Mindful Meditation platforms (Anxiety Arm)
Patient self-reporting through the Mobile Mindful Meditation platform will measure satisfaction via the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire. Successfully completing the 8-week program will also be an indirect measure of patient satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline, 16 weeks
Evaluate the satisfaction with Mindfulness Coach
Time frame: Baseline, 16 weeks