CompletedNot Applicable

A Pilot Study Assessing the Effectiveness of Use of Guided Imagery for Treatment of Pain and Symptom Management in Women With Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome

United States9 participantsStarted 2022-06-06

Plain-language summary

To learn if using guided imagery and deep breathing techniques can help with pain management in patients who have post-mastectomy pain syndrome.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Breast Cancer patients who were performed mastectomy in previous 12 months
✓. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome \>4 weeks.
✓. Patients who report 2-10 on the baseline pain severity score or 2-10 on the baseline pain interference score
✓. Patients ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 70 years old
✓. Must understand and read English, sign a written informed consent, and follow protocol requirements
✓. If on medication for anxiety or depression, stable dose of medications for management of anxiety or depression symptoms for at least six weeks prior to enrollment with no plans to change medications in the subsequent four weeks. Increases or decreases allowed within drug class, but changing drug class will make patient in-evaluable

Exclusion criteria

✕. Pending surgery during treatment
✕. Suicidal ideation
✕. Diagnosis of a formal thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia)

What they're measuring

The change in pain severity score and the change in pain interference score, measured by brief pain inventory short form. Brief Pain Inventory: 0-10 No Pain-0 Worst Pain-10

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05408741

SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-05-10

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