NCT06233253Completed
Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Decrease Pre-Procedural Anxiety Before a First-Time Screening Colonoscopy
A Brief Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Decrease Pre-Procedural Anxiety Before a First-Time Screening Colonoscopy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Feb 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This clinical trial tests how well an online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) works to decrease anxiety in patients before a first-time screening colonoscopy. Elevated pre-procedural anxiety can affect patient outcomes including bowel preparation adherence and quality, the amount of sedation required, procedure time, patient satisfaction, cancellation or no-shows, and intention for future cancer screening. Mindfulness is a form of meditation that focuses on staying within the present moment to reduce anxiety. Previous research supports mindfulness practice among cancer survivors to decrease anxiety, fear of cancer re-occurrence, and to improve quality of life. Online MBIs have the potential to include targeted meditations and educational information designed to promote behavior change. This study may help researchers learn whether a mindfulness intervention works to decrease anxiety in patients before a first-time screening colonoscopy.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (actual)
- First submitted
- 8 Jan 2024
- Start date
- 29 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- 12 Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06233253
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 100
- From 29 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 12 Jul 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Previous colonoscopy
- Previous diagnosis of a mental health disorder
Other illness
- Auditory or visual impairment that prevents internet use
- Previous cancer diagnosis (other than skin cancer)
- Family history of CRC
- Personal history of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease)
- Confirmed or suspected hereditary CRC syndrome, such as familial adenomatous polyposis or Lynch syndrome
Other
- Colonoscopy for diagnostic purposes
- Current mental health treatment
Who the study is looking for
- Patients must be ages 45-75
- Patients must be at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC)
- Patients must have scheduled their first-time screening colonoscopy as an outpatient at Ohio State University (OSU) at least 14 days in advance
- Patients must be able to speak and read English
- Patients must have daily access to a working telephone, email address, and internet connection
- Patients must provide consent
Age in the registry: 45 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of an online mindfulness-based intervention to reduce patient anxiety before a first-time screening colonoscopy.Cancer Causes Control · 2026 · PMID 41774215
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