Preoperative Guided Imagery in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery
Urologic Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Urologic Cancer focused on measuring Meditation, Guided Imagery, Urologic-oncology Surgery, Anxiety reduction, Radical cystectomy, Radical nephrectomy, Partial nephrectomy, Radical prostatectomy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
- Patients undergoing radical cystectomy, radical or partial nephrectomy, or radical prostatectomy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Access to an electronic device that can play mp3 recording and for survey completion
- At least a 2 week window from date of surgical booking to the scheduled surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to consent for the study (ie, they have a surrogate decision maker).
- Non-English speaker (the meditations are only available in English)
- Patients scheduled for surgery less than 2 weeks away
Sites / Locations
- University of California, San Francisco
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Meditation
Control group
Participants randomized to the meditation arm will receive an mp3 audio recording of the visual guided meditation will be sent an additional mp3 file specifically for the recovery phase of surgery. Participants will be asked to complete a series of pre-study questionnaires to determine their baseline anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life scores. Subjects will then complete the same questionnaires at four additional time points: after 10 days of daily meditations, 1 day before their surgery, and day after discharge, and 4 weeks post-operation.
Participants received standard of care, including the option to attend a free "Prepare for Surgery workshop". Participants will be asked to complete a series of pre-study questionnaires to determine their baseline anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life scores. Subjects will then complete the same questionnaires at four additional time points: after 10 days of daily meditations, 1 day before their surgery, and day after discharge, and 4 weeks post-operation.