Mindful Waiting Room

University of Utah305 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

305

Conditions

Anxiety State Depressive State Pain Nausea Fatigue Cancer

Interventions

Body ScanBEHAVIORAL

Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.

Mindful BreathingBEHAVIORAL

Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.

Mindfulness of DiscomfortBEHAVIORAL

Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of discomfort practice.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability

75% of patients that begin an audio recording will listen to the full, 5-minute recording

Time frame: A single 5-minute period

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Pain

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.

Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Change in Anxiety

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.

Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Change in Depression

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.

Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Central Contacts

Adam Hanley

CONTACT

8012134191 adam.hanley@utah.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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