Stress Reduction in the Prevention of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation and Health Education in Hypertensive African Americans
This study evaluated the effect of stress reduction by Transcendental Meditation (TM) on left ventricular mass compared to a health education control group in pre-hypertensive or hypertensive African-American adults over a six-month intervention period.
NCT05373732 — High Blood Pressure
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/high-blood-pressure/NCT05373732/
Can Mindfulness Meditation and Self-monitoring Can Help Improve Control Over Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Self-guided Web-based Program
Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a compulsive form of daydreaming that causes distress and functional impairment among tens of thousands of self-diagnosed sufferers. This is the first controlled treatment trial for MD. The investigators built an internet-based self-help program for MD and tested the effectiveness of mindfulness and self-monitoring in improving control over MD, comparing three groups across three measurement points in time.
NCT05235243 — Internet-Based Intervention
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/internet-based-intervention/NCT05235243/
Examining the Role of Perceived Body Boundaries and Spatial Frame of Reference in the Mechanism of Action of a Body Scan Meditation in Reducing Emotional Eating: A Randomized Controlled Study
Emotional eating, or overeating in response to emotions, is problematic because of its link to weight gain, obesity, and psychopathology such as bulimia and binge eating disorder. To date, a vast amount of research has studied the psychological processes that cause individuals to overeat in response to emotions in an effort to develop ways to help individuals reduce their emotional eating. The aim of the current project is to study two psychological processes that can potentially be positively influenced to improve well-being: perceived body boundaries and a person's spatial frame of reference. Particularly, the investigators will examine how perceived body boundaries and spatial frames of reference can be positively influenced through a body scan meditation and thereby improve emotional eating. Perceived body boundaries refers to the continuum along which the self is experienced, from a body-encapsulated entity that is separate from the surrounding world to a more diffuse entity that is more connected with others and the environment. Spatial frames of reference describes the region within one's perception, often based in the body and construed as the self, that may be experienced as egocentric, through a preoccupation with internal events, or as allocentric, with feelings of unity and interdependence with others and the environment. One way for individuals to experience more diffuse body boundaries and allocentric frames of reference is through a body scan meditation. In this practice, individuals are instructed to intentionally shift their attention to various parts of the body and to notice what happens without judging or reacting. Thoughts and emotions are briefly noted if they arise, and attention is shifted back to the body. Recent research has shown that when individuals practice the body scan meditation, individuals are likely to experience greater positive emotions, lower negative emotions, lower ruminations, and higher psychological wellbeing. In addition, research has shown that individuals are able to experience more diffuse perceived body boundaries and more allocentric frames of reference through a body scan meditation. Based on this work, the researchers predict that when emotional eaters practice the body scan meditation, emotional eaters will experience more diffuse body boundaries, more allocentric frames of reference, and lower ruminations, which could in turn reduce their negative affect and food cravings. The researchers will test this hypothesis by asking emotional eaters to complete questionnaires that measure perceived body boundaries, spatial frames of reference, ruminations, negative emotions, and food cravings before and after a body scan meditation. To ensure that any changes in these measures are due to the meditation, the researchers will compare these findings with emotional eaters who complete the same measures before and after a control listening task. The findings of the current study will be used to recommend the body scan meditation to support emotional eaters in regulating their emotions, cravings, and eating behaviors.
NCT05223348 — Eating Behavior
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/eating-behavior/NCT05223348/
Evaluating the Physiological and Psychological Effects of a Novel Meditation Technique on Cerebral Activity Measured With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging(fMRI) and F-18 Fluorodopa PET Imaging
The purpose of this research is to use 18 F Fluorodopa positron emission tomography (FDOPA PET) to measure dopamine function, and utilize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in persons with Parkinson's disease. The overall goal of this study will be to further the understanding of the effects of a novel meditation technique called orgasmic meditation (OM) on these neurophysiological parameters.
NCT05103618 — Parkinson Disease
Status: Not yet recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/parkinson-disease/NCT05103618/
Pilot Testing of an Ecological Momentary Mindfulness-based Intervention (EMMI) for People With Early Life Adversity
The aim of the Everyday Moments of Mindfulness (EMMI) study is to test whether brief mindfulness-based practices will improve daily psychological stress responses in women (age 30-60) who report a history of early life adversity. Following a baseline visit (remotely or in person), participants complete daily surveys and audio-guided mindfulness-based practices in everyday life via the study app. Specifically, participants receive app-notifications three times/day (morning, afternoon, evening) to complete daily surveys of current stressors and psychological states. At each notification, each participant is then randomly assigned to either receive a mindfulness-based intervention or not (max of 3 interventions/day). Thus, participants are randomized many times over the course of this 30-day study. At the end of the study, participants complete a follow-up visit (remotely or in person).
NCT04606199 — Stress
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stress/NCT04606199/
Online RCT Comparing the Effects of Mindfulness, Sham Mindfulness and Book Listening Control on Coronavirus-related Catastrophizing in Adults
Both mindfulness meditation and expectancy effects are known to reduce anxiety, stress and catastrophizing, but it is unknown whether and how expectancy effects contribute to the overall effect of mindfulness meditation on these outcomes, especially during significant global events such as the coronavirus pandemic. This study includes four interrelated aims that will probe these effects and interactions.
NCT04602312 — Catastrophizing Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/catastrophizing-coronavirus-covid-19/NCT04602312/
An Online Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Mindfulness, Sham Mindfulness and Book Listening Control on Pain Experience in Adults With Recurrent and Chronic Pain
Both mindfulness meditation and expectancy effects are known to reduce pain intensity, pain unpleasantness and pain catastrophizing, but it is unknown whether and how expectancy effects contribute to the overall effect of mindfulness meditation on these outcomes, especially during significant global events such as the coronavirus pandemic. This study includes four interrelated aims that will probe these effects and interactions.
NCT04602286 — Pain, Chronic
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/pain-chronic/NCT04602286/
A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Guided Meditation on Wellbeing, Self Compassion and Cognizance Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units at ILBS, New Delhi
Effect of Mindfulness Based Guided Meditation on Intensive care Unit nurses wellbeing,cognizance & self compassion was assessed .
NCT04572464 — Mindfulness is a Moment by Moment Awareness to Remain Purposefully and Non Judgmentally Attentive to Their Own Experience
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/other/NCT04572464/
A Quasi-experimental Study Testing a Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App on Sleep and Neurophysiological Outcomes Using the Oura Ring
This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-post assessment using a convenience sample of Calm and Oura employees. We will employ two weeks of baseline data collection and administer the intervention for four-weeks. Participants will be randomized to one of three groups (i.e., general meditations, sleep meditations, or Sleep Stories). Self-report assessments will be conducted during baseline periods and during week 1 and week 4 of the intervention. Sleep diaries and objective (i.e., Oura ring and Calm app) usage data will be collected on a continual basis during intervention. The purpose of this study is to: 1. Test the preliminary effects of using Calm (daytime vs nighttime) for four weeks on sleep outcomes (sleep quality, sleep onset, sleep efficiency, number of nighttime awakenings, total sleep time) using self-report and objective measures. 1. Self-report: Sleep diaries, pre-sleep arousal (Pre-Sleep Arousal Survey), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale), daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) 2. Objective: Oura ring (sleep onset, sleep efficiency, number of nighttime awakenings, total sleep time, REM/light/deep sleep). 2. Test the preliminary effects of using Calm (daytime vs nighttime) on neurophysiological outcomes [heart rate variability (HRV), heart rate, respiratory rate] as measured by the Oura ring during meditation and after four-weeks of mobile meditation practice.
NCT04514640 — Sleep
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/sleep/NCT04514640/
Effect of Breathing-based Meditation (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga) in NHS Health Care Workers With Possible COVID-19 Related Stress and Anxiety Disorder
Recent reports have highlighted Covid-19 related increase in levels of depression and stress related disorders in the health care professionals. Pranayama (ancient yogic breathing techniques) helps harmonizing breathing by regular voluntary control of breath. Yoga has been shown to modulate autonomic nervous functions of the brain. Sudarshan kriya Yoga (SKY) is a unique form of pranayama taught by ''Art of Living UK'' a non-profit organization -for over two decades. SKY involves simple rhythmic breathing technique (easy to practice) that aims at harmonizing body, mind and emotions. Sudarshan kriya yoga (SKY) has been shown to be beneficial in reducing levels of stress, anxiety and depression. This breathing based meditation technique has previously been shown to be beneficial in post-traumatic stress disorder. In this pilot study the aim is to assess the feasibility and effect of SKY in NHS health care workers with possible Covid-19 related stress and anxiety disorder.
NCT04481516 — Stress
Status: Withdrawn
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stress/NCT04481516/