# Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery

> **NCT07715591** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of California, Los Angeles** · enrollment: 300 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Cataract
- Cataract (Post-operative Cataract Surgery Follow-up)

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Music and Guided Imagery
- **DEVICE:** Control
- **DEVICE:** Music Only

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07715591
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, Los Angeles
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-06-10
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 300 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07715591

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07715591, "Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07715591. Licensed CC0.

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