Clinical trials: Meditation
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
A Study Investigating the Effects of a Novel Mindfulness Approach on Frequency and Duration of Meditation and Self-Reported Stress and Mood in Generally Healthy Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the frequency and duration of meditation in generally healthy adults between: 1. A novel approach to mindfulness meditation encompassing guided tea consumption 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05832645
- Testing
- Meditation with guided tea consumption, Breathing meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
Burnout, Meditation
Heartfulness Meditation and Corporate Burnout
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 4-week heart-based meditation practice wellness workshop on burnout and emotional wellness in corporate employees.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Meditation, Stress, Heartfulness
- Trial name
- NCT04968795
- Testing
- Heartfulness Meditation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Resolution Blue Labs Inc
Anxiety Disorders
Developing a Novel Digital Therapeutic for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The investigators propose to develop and adapt Unwinding Anxiety phone app specifically for individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03683472
- Testing
- Unwinding Anxiety Phone App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindSciences, Inc.
Intensive Meditation in Novice and Experienced Meditators
Integrating Magnetic Imaging With Rich Phenotypes
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, neuroimaging, and emotional correlates of a week-long intensive meditation retreat experience in a 20-person cohort comprised of healthy participants.
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT06615531)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Sleep Disturbance
Chorus Sleep Trial
This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility of a 6-week intervention using Chorus Sleep's ios app to improve sleep quality, reduce stress, and reduce depression and anxiety using a randomized controlled design.
- Trial name
- NCT05434143
- Testing
- Chorus Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chorus Wellness Inc.
Cancer
Development of Calm for Cancer Prototype Mobile App
Using the IDEAS (Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share) framework, the investigators will conduct the following aims: Specific Aim 1: Using two focus groups, the investigators will INTEGRATE formative work, the social cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT05459168
- Testing
- Calm Meditation Smartphone App Feedback, Cancer-Specific Meditation App Prototype Design, Cancer-Specific Meditation App Prototype
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Calm.com, Inc.
PreDiabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Transform Type 2: Examining Meal-Delivery and Education for Diabetes Self-Care
The purpose of this research is to understand the impact of medically tailored meals on health-related biometrics (e.g., glucose time-in-range, waist-hip ratio, cholesterol) and how providing medically tailored meals promotes…
- Trial name
- NCT04810026
- Testing
- Education, Meal delivery, Lifestyle coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- UnitedHealth Group
Sleep
Orgasmic Meditation and Sleep Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to use an observational design to examine whether the practice of orgasmic meditation (OM) is associated with app-based measures of sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT04455971
- Testing
- Orgasmic Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of OM Foundation
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Study of CDP870 as Add-on Meditation to Methotrexate (MTX) in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
The objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of Certolizumab (CZP) (CDP870) in combination with Methotrexate (MTX) to MTX alone in the treatment of signs and symptoms in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
- Trial name
- NCT00993317
- Testing
- CDP870 200mg, Methotrexate
- Where
- 15 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Substance Use Disorders, Behavioral Health
Mindfulness and Meditation-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders
Mindfulness and meditation based relapse prevention has been proposed as an adjunctive approach for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs).
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Behavioral Health, Addiction Psychological, Addiction Disorders
- Trial name
- MBRP-SUD (NCT07417579)
- Testing
- Mindfulness and Meditation-Based Relapse Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Bout Me Healing
Mindfulness Training
Virtual Coach for Mindfulness Meditation Training
Evaluate the effectiveness of using a virtual computer coach to provide mindfulness meditation training, and the coaching support required to initiate a regular practice.
- Trial name
- NCT01212497
- Testing
- Mindfulness meditation coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Psychometrix Associates
PTSD
OM and Trauma Study
The primary purpose of this study is to use an unblinded, uncontrolled, 1-month interventional single group pilot study, to assess the possibility of Orgasmic Meditation practice being used as a possible intervention for PTSD.
- Trial name
- OMTP (NCT05577377)
- Testing
- Orgasmic Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of OM Foundation