Clinical trials: Meditation
Stress, Burnout, Professional
Effect of an 8-week Heartfulness Meditation Program on Burnout and Stress at Veterinary Specialty Hospital
This quantitative study assesses the effects of meditation and relaxation practices on the reduction of burnout and stress in veterinary care workers.
- Trial name
- NCT06338098
- Testing
- 8-week wellness and relaxation meditation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heartfulness Institute
Mental Health Issue, COVID-19
Evaluating the Community Drum Circle
Mental health vulnerability due to stress is increased America due to disproportionate effects of social factors such as racism, poverty, education, and criminal justice sentencing.
- Trial name
- NCT06513858
- Testing
- Communal Drumming, Communal drumming recordings
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Aging, Health Promotion
Social Prescribing Intervention for Health Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study evaluates the effects of a social prescribing intervention on health promotion outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Health Promotion, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07540117
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation and Walking-Pole Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Meditation
EEG Changes With Guided Online Meditation
Simple meditation and EEG changes
- Trial name
- IKEEG (NCT03459690)
- Testing
- Meditation, Enobio 32- EEG machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Insomnia
Sleep Management in Cancer Survivors
The pilot project will investigate three short-term intervention programs for sleep management in cancer survivors in a randomized controlled clinical study. Three programs to be examined in the study are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00935376
- Testing
- Sleep Education Program, Mind-Body Bridging Program, Mindfulness Meditation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Anxiety
Feasibility of a Mental-Health Intervention Based on Contemplative Sleep Practices
This is a feasibility study to test whether it is possible to deliver a program inspired by Tibetan Dream Yoga in a modern, accessible way.
- Trial name
- NCT07217340
- Testing
- Dream Yoga Inspired Intervention, Sleep Health Enhancement program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stress, Anxiety
Psychological and Physiological Effects of Three-Minute Breathing Space Meditation in UPM Postgraduate Students
Postgraduate students often experience psychological distress linked to academic demands, deadlines, research uncertainty, and financial or social pressures, and international students may face additional adjustment challenges.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07911020
- Testing
- Three-Minute Breathing Space Meditation, Neutral Audio Attention-Control Activity
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ZIRUI LIU
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation
Cancer is a disease that causes the most deaths worldwide and is challenging for patients and caregivers both physically and psychosocially.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT06282913
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Alzheimer Disease
Effects of Heart Rate Oscillations During Meditation on Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease
In the current study, we will examine how two types of concentration meditation practices affect plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT06210035
- Testing
- Belly-focus meditation, Belly-focus meditation with slow breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Mindfulness Breath Awareness Meditation, Preeclampsia
Mindfulness Breath Awareness Meditation and Preeclampsia
The effect of mindfulness breath awareness meditation on health profile, vital signs, and fetal heart rate in pregnant women with preeclampsia
- Trial name
- NCT06065709
- Testing
- Mindfulness breath awareness meditation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aysegul Kilicli
Bereavement, Cancer
Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers
Friend and family caregivers of recently deceased cancer patients experience acute bereavement following the death. Post death bereavement is an intense period of mourning that includes an unfolding of the grief process and is…
- Conditions
- Bereavement, Cancer, Caregiver, Grief
- Trial name
- NCT06662409
- Testing
- Nature-based healing meditation (NBHM) intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Glioblastomas, Sarcoma
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Children and Young Adults With High Grade or High-Risk Cancer and Their Caregivers
Background: People cope with cancer in different ways. Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment with an open mind. Researchers want to see if this can help children and young adults with a high-grade high-risk cancer with…
- Conditions
- Glioblastomas, Sarcoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03538587
- Testing
- Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Exam Anxiety
Effect of Twin Hearts Meditation and Mandala Coloring on Exam Anxiety in Nursing Students
This randomized clinical trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of Mandala coloring and Twin Hearts Meditation in reducing exam anxiety among undergraduate nursing students.
- Trial name
- Mandala (NCT07470632)
- Testing
- Twin Heart Meditation, Mandala Coloring
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Near East University, Turkey
Catastrophizing Coronavirus (COVID-19)
How Does Mindfulness Meditation Buffer the Negative Effects of Pain and Suffering in the COVID-19 World? (Healthy Sample)
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…
- Trial name
- NCT04602312
- Testing
- Meditation (1 x 20-minute guided audio training)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 744 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Arthropathy of Knee, Osteo Arthritis Knee
Meditation and Opioid Consumption in Total Joint Replacement Patients Undergo Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement
The main purpose of this study is to look at whether meditation techniques can help reduce pain and opioid use after surgery.
- Conditions
- Arthropathy of Knee, Osteo Arthritis Knee, Osteonecrosis, Meditation
- Trial name
- NCT05669066
- Testing
- Mindful meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tinnitus, Noise Induced Tinnitus
Impact of Meditation on Bothersome Tinnitus
The purpose of this mixed methods correlational study is to investigate the effects of meditation on the level of bother in tinnitus patients in the United States.
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Noise Induced Tinnitus, Tinnitus, Subjective, Tinnitus, Objective
- Trial name
- NCT03711630
- Testing
- Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity
Additional Effects of Quranic Listening Meditation in Combination With High Intensity Interval Training in Obese Adults
To determine the additional effects of Quranic listening meditation, in combination with High-Intensity Interval Training on cardiovascular fitness and mental health in obese adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06442371
- Testing
- High Intensity interval training + Quranic Listening, High intensity interval training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Physiological Stress, Psychological Stress
Psychological and Physiological Effects of Different Objects of Breath Meditation
The goal of this research is to test whether certain areas of focus in breath meditation are connected with certain mental health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Physiological Stress, Psychological Stress, Emotions
- Trial name
- NCT06051500
- Testing
- Nostril focus followed by belly focus, Belly focus followed by nostril focus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stress, Psychological, Behavioral Symptoms
The Impact of 8 Weeks of a Digital Meditation Application on Work Stress
The aim of this study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention in a sample UCSF employees who report mild to moderate stress.
- Trial name
- NCT03527303
- Testing
- Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,458 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stress, Emotional
Engaging Women With the Gabby System to Deliver Multiple Health-Related Behavioral Changes: A Feasibility Study
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility of introducing an innovative eHealth technology, the Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA), to diverse women from an urban outpatient setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02965651
- Testing
- ECA System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center