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Meditation Effects on Discomfort, Pain InTerference, and AnxieTy After urEteroscopy
Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Summary
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn whether meditation can help improve recovery in children and adults having surgery for kidney stones. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does meditation around the time of surgery improve pain and anxiety in patients undergoing kidney stone surgery (ureteroscopy)? * Is a meditation program around the time of surgery feasible for patients having kidney stone surgery (ureteroscopy)? Participants will be randomly assigned to the meditation group and the control group to understand how meditation affects recovery after surgery. Participants will be asked to: * Complete a health history form * Complete questionnaires about pain and mood before surgery and certain days after surgery * Those in the meditation group will learn and practice a daily 20-minute meditation for 2-4 weeks before surgery and 2 weeks after surgery * Those in the meditation group will be asked to provide feedback of the meditation program after completing the last questionnaire
Official title: The Effect of Meditation on Anxiety and Pain of Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopy for Kidney Stones: A Pilot Randomized Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2024-12-02
Completion Date
2026-07-31
Last Updated
2025-12-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Meditation
The meditation technique will be comprised of breathing techniques, full body relaxation, color meditation, visualization, and positive affirmations. A physician researcher trained in teaching meditation will conduct virtual meditation sessions with patients enrolled in the study. Participants will practice a daily 20-minute meditation for 2-4 weeks before scheduled surgery (whichever is the maximum length of time from enrollment) to 2 weeks post-operatively using the provided audio guided meditation recordings. Participants will also log completion of daily meditation practice electronically.
Locations (2)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States