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NCT03696056
Improving Brain Function After Breast Cancer Study
NA trial testing Kirtan Kriya meditation in Breast Cancer Survivors in 36 participants. Completed in 30 January 2020.
1 January 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Texas at Austin |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 36 |
| Start date | 28 September 2018 |
| Primary completion | 1 January 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 30 January 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Kirtan Kriya meditation
- Music listening program
Conditions studied
- Breast Cancer Survivors — all drugs for Breast Cancer Survivors →
Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Who can join
Adults 21 to 75, any sex, with Breast Cancer Survivors. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study will explore the feasibility and potential effects of a simple, home-based daily meditation intervention on breast cancer survivors' cognitive and psychological functioning as well as inflammatory regulation.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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A randomized control trial of meditation compared to music listening to improve cognitive function for breast cancer survivors: Feasibility and acceptability.
Henneghan AM, Becker H, Harrison ML, Inselmann K, et al · · 2020 · cited 23× · PMID 32949954 · DOI 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101228 -
Effects of meditation compared to music listening on biomarkers in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints: secondary outcomes of a pilot randomized control trial.
Henneghan AM, Fico BG, Wright ML, Kesler SR, et al · · 2022 · cited 7× · PMID 34802955 · DOI 10.1016/j.explore.2021.10.011 -
Sustained effects of mantra meditation compared to music listening on neurocognitive outcomes of breast cancer survivors: A brief report of a randomized control trial.
Henneghan AM, Becker H, Phillips C, Kesler S. · · 2021 · cited 7× · PMID 34600308 · DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110628
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT03696056
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03696056 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Texas at Austin
- Last refreshed: 9 November 2020
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