Supportive Programs for Supporting Optimal Recovery in Participants Undergoing Gynecological Surgery

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To calculate recruitment, adherence, assessment completion, and retention rates.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Document the frequency of adverse events. II. Assess descriptive data on proposed outcomes
(i.e., pain, sleep disturbances, psychological distress) for the next phase of study.) III.
Qualitatively assess acceptability to guide future study planning.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GRUOP I (MINDFUL MOVEMENT AND BREATHING [eMMB]): Participants receive information about the
intervention individually via telephone and video conference on postoperative day 1 or as
soon as feasible. Participants also have access to a video or written information before
participating in 20 minutes of awareness meditation, gentle movements, and
breathing/relaxation techniques daily for 2 weeks.

GROUP II (ATTENTION CONTROL [AC]): Participants receive caring attention from an
interventionist via telephone or video conference over 30 minutes on postoperative day 1 or
as soon as feasible.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Scheduled for an abdominal gynecological surgery (i.e. uterine, ovarian) to remove a
suspected malignancy.

- Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =< 1.

- Cognitively able to complete assessments as judged by the study team.

- Able to understand, read and write English.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder.

- Have a diagnosed sleep disorder including untreated obstructive sleep apnea, periodic
limb movement disorder, or restless leg syndrome.