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NCT03232060 Clinical Trial

Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Women Inmates

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:
Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Women Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT03232060
Other study ID # DLF1008
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received July 25, 2017
Last updated July 25, 2017
Start date March 2014
Est. completion date August 2014

Study information
Verified date July 2017
Source United States Department of Defense
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study investigated the trauma reducing effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on female prisoners The study was conducted over the 4 month period and measured total trauma symptoms at baseline and posttest in both the TM experimental group and waitlist controls

Description:

This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the effects of Transcendental Meditation ® (TM) on female offenders with trauma. Twenty-two inmates at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon, with at least four months left of incarceration, were enrolled in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to either the Transcendental Meditation program or a wait-list control group. Subjects were measured at baseline and four-month posttest, using standard Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) instruments.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 22
Est. completion date August 2014
Est. primary completion date August 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: female inmates, at least 4 months left of incarceration, signed written informed consent prior to baseline testing.

Exclusion Criteria: none

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Transcendental Meditation
a mental technique using a mantra or 'soothing sound' that refines the thought process enabling the mind to 'transcend' its own thinking process and experience a state of pure consciousness. Subjects practice this technique twice a day for 20 minutes sitting in chair with eyes closed.

Locations
Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Maharishi University of Management Center for Social and Emotional Health Western Oregon University

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Posttraumatic Stress Checklist- Civilian Version (PCL-C) total score The PCL-C is a widely-used 17-item self-report questionnaire of trauma symptom with total score and intrusions, avoidance and hyperarousal subscales 4 months
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