Mindfulness training to improve quality of life and wellbeing in cancer patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the effectiveness of Meditation Awareness Training (MAT), a second-generation mindfulness-based intervention, aimed at enhancing quality of life, pain management, and psycho-spiritual wellbeing in cancer patients. Unlike first-generation mindfulness-based interventions, MAT incorporates traditional Buddhist concepts such as impermanence and emptiness, potentially offering deeper psychological and spiritual benefits. Participants will attend weekly 2-hour sessions for 8 weeks, focusing on mindfulness techniques to help manage psychological distress associated with cancer. The study aims to provide a holistic approach to cancer care by addressing both mental and spiritual health.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be over the age of 18 and have received a cancer diagnosis, including any recurrences, within the last 24 months. Eligible diagnoses can range up to, but not exceed, stage 3 cancer at the start of the study.
* Participants to be available to attend weekly 2-hour sessions for 8 weeks
* Due to the nature of the online course, participants must have access to the Internet and use an electronic device capable of joining a video conference.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those with a palliative diagnosis
* Those who may not speak English fluently.

Where it's running

• University of Derby
  Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Chloe Wells
• Email: c.wells2@derby.ac.uk
• Phone: +44 (0)1332 590500

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

• Flexible online mindfulness program for pediatric residents

  This program will test whether letting pediatric residents choose a 3-, 5-, or 7-week online mindfulness course improves engagement, satisfaction, and completion compared with being assigned a length.

  Recruiting Northwestern University · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07542769

• Feeding Your Demons contemplative practice for women's well‑being and self‑deconstruction

  This project will test whether the Feeding Your Demons contemplative practice helps adult women improve psychological well‑being, body image, compassion, and self‑deconstruction compared with an eight‑week mindfulness program.

  Recruiting Hospital Miguel Servet · Zaragoza, Zaragoza and 1 other locations · NCT06950905

• Breathing and VR Nature Videos in Angiography Patients

  This trial tests whether breathing meditation with VR nature videos can reduce anxiety and improve comfort for adults undergoing coronary angiography.

  Recruiting University of Yalova · Istanbul, İ̇stanbul · NCT07892456

• Intraoperative Comfort After Cesarean with Neuraxial Anesthesia

  This study tests how patients feel during cesarean delivery with spinal or epidural anesthesia to help create a tool that captures intraoperative comfort.

  Recruiting Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital · Toronto, Ontario · NCT07867106

• Human-created animated art vs AI-created art: does it change how you feel right away?

  This online trial tests whether watching a human-made animated art film or an AI-made one, or doing nothing, quickly changes mood or sense of connection in U.S. adults.

  Recruiting Stanford University · Palo Alto, California and 1 other locations · NCT07740148

• Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth Intervention for Emergency Nurses

  This randomized trial tests whether a structured VPTG intervention helps emergency nurses reduce vicarious trauma and improve well-being.

  Recruiting Fatima Jinnah Women University · Multan · NCT07677527

How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.