5 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The purpose of this research is to gather information on the effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) on quality of life during and after radiation treatment. This study involves randomization. There is a 50 percent chance (like a flip of the coin) that you will be randomized to attend meditation sessions during treatment.
The goal of this behavioral research study is to compare two different forms of relaxation programs that will include stretching and relaxation techniques, in order to learn if and how well they may help to improve physical and emotional well-being. This will be tested in patients with breast cancer who are receiving radiation therapy. For comparison purposes, there will also be a group of participants that does not take part in the relaxation programs. This is an investigational study. The relaxation programs are being compared for research purposes only. An "assessment" is any time you complete a set of scheduled activities for this study, such as tests and questionnaires. Up to 700 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Randomized clinical study of two CAM therapies, 1) Reiki and 2) Relaxation Response Therapy with Cognitive Restructuring counseling (RRT with CR), compared to an education-only control arm in patients about to begin an eight-week course of external beam radiotherapy (EBRx) for prostate cancer. Generally, we would like to examine the feasibility of studying Reiki and RRT with CR in patients with prostate cancer, and to obtain preliminary results on the effectiveness of these treatments compared to controls. Specific objectives: 1. Determine the proportion of eligible patients who agree to participate in the study 2. Measure compliance with CAM therapy interventions 3. Measure compliance with physiologic and psychological outcome measurement assessments 4. Assess differences between experimental and control groups on measures on depression, anxiety, quality of life, salivary cortisol levels and an immunomarkers
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is possible to study relaxation and visualization therapy (RVT) with individuals that have breast cancer. We will also look at what effects, the good and bad, RVT has when used with radiation therapy. We are interested in how RVT may relate to energy, quality of life, stress, and the immune system. Relaxation and Visualization therapy will lead participants through a practice of physical relaxation and then a step by step visualization. In this study, participants will be led through an RVT exercise, providing an interactive process. In addition, women will perform solitary RVT exercises at home on weekends. Participants for this study will be drawn from two OHSU physicians' regular patient base. To be sure that we are testing the effects of RVT alone, we will use three groups. The three groups will be RVT, education, and a control. The RVT group will receive RVT with radiation, and the education group will receive breast cancer related health education with radiation. The third group will receive no treatment beyond radiation. This third group is called the control. The entire study will last for approximately twelve weeks. For the first 6 weeks, each participant will be receiving radiation therapy. We will be particularly interested in the effects that RVT may have on energy, quality of life, stress, and the immune system. No experimental drug or device will be used during the study.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of healing touch and relaxation therapy on cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment.