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NCT03023215 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Brief Guided Relaxation for Women Undergoing Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

A NA study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
84
Enrollment target

NCT03023215: Completed NA study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

NCT03023215 is a NA study that has completed, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 84 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03023215, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
84 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn if taking part in guided relaxation programs helps to reduce anxiety and pain during stereotactic breast biopsy. The study will also examine whether the guided relaxation programs change brain activity, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Primary Outcome

Trial considered successful if over 50% of eligible patients participate and at least 80% of the consented patients complete the sessions and all the measures for the study.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Questionnaires
  • PROCEDURE Electroencephalogram
  • PROCEDURE Meditation
  • PROCEDURE Heart Rate

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 84 participants
Start Date 2012-10-26
Est. Completion 2022-08-10
Phase NA
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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What the finished NCT03023215 record still lists

NCT03023215 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 84 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which Questionnaires is the first listed.

NCT03023215 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03023215 about?

NCT03023215 is a clinical study titled "Brief Guided Relaxation for Women Undergoing Stereotactic Breast Biopsy". The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn if taking part in guided relaxation programs helps to reduce anxiety and pain during stereotactic breast biopsy. The study will also examine whether the guided relaxation programs change brain activity, heart rate, and blood pressure.

What is the current status of trial NCT03023215?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 84 participants. The study started on 2012-10-26. Estimated completion is 2022-08-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03023215?

The interventions under investigation include: Questionnaires (BEHAVIORAL), Electroencephalogram (PROCEDURE), Meditation (PROCEDURE), Heart Rate (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03023215?

This trial is sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which has 2,692 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03023215's enrollment target sits among peer trials

84 983rd of 2000 higher than 1,011 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03023215, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03023215 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.