This trial studies how well an interactive personalized acceptance-based mindfulness exercise works in improving anxiety in musculoskeletal tumor patients who are undergoing surgery. Participating in the 60-second mindfulness-based exercise before surgery may improve patients' ratings of anxiety and pain, distress, depression and anger.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT04143529.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate the effect of a preoperative 60-second interactive personalized acceptance-based mindfulness exercise (intervention) versus a brief educational pamphlet (control) on anxiety in patients undergoing curative surgery for a musculoskeletal malignancy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. The effect of the intervention on pain intensity, depression, distress and anger along with patient compliance of the home-use of a mindfulness intervention.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.
GROUP I (MINDFULNESS EXERCISE): Prior to surgery, patients write down a concern or worry, and watch it get put into perspective within a 60 seconds time frame daily up to 1-2 days prior to admission for surgery.
GROUP II (EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLET): Prior to surgery, patients read educational pamphlet on pain and stress over 60 seconds daily up to 1-2 days prior to admission for surgery.
Trial PhaseNo phase specified
Trial Typesupportive care
Lead OrganizationDana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorAna-Maria Vranceanu
