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An exploratory clinical study on the relaxation effects of a single session of alpha-theta training in patients hospitalized in a palliative care unit.

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	cancer
Date of first enrollment	13/04/2026
Target sample size	20
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Observational
Intervention(s)	to perform alpha-theta training for 30 minutes

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	the change of the Healing Scale
Secondary Outcome	the change of mood and symptoms the change of EEG and ECG

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 18age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	1) be 18 years or more 2) be diagnosed as cancer 3) be admitted in palliative care unit 4) be able to perform EEG and ECG test 5) keep sitting or lying about 30 minutes 6) be a Japanease native speaker 7) be negative for confusion assessment method 8) be able to understand and sign in ICF
Exclude criteria	1) be diagnosed as brain tumor, brain metastasis and leptomeningeal metastasis 2) have severe physical or psychological sympotoms 3) be diagnosed as bipolar disorders or personality disorder 4) under treatment of CBT or mindfullness 5) hearing loss requiring hearing aids 6) restricted tongue and jaw mobility 7) be judged as unsuitable for participatin by physicians