Clinical trials: Meditation
Distress, Cancer
POEM (Practice Of Embracing Each Moment) STUDY
A cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, emotionally challenging, and often life-altering for both patients and their loved ones.
- Conditions
- Distress, Cancer, Chemotherapy Effect
- Trial name
- POEM (NCT03078608)
- Testing
- Mindfulness meditation program (administered via mobile app), Progressive muscle relaxation (via mobile app)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
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
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
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)
Alcohol Abuse, Cognitive Deficit in Attention
Pilot Study on Training Emerging Adults Skills in Navigating College
Lifetime risk for developing an alcohol use disorder increases with earlier onset of alcohol consumption. This risk may reflect a tendency for escalated alcohol intake among youth due to immature executive control, leading to…
- Trial name
- SINC (NCT05560425)
- Testing
- Koru Mindfulness (KM) Training, Navigating College (NC) Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stress, Psychological
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Urban Youth
Our uncontrolled study of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for urban youth suggests benefits in mental health and quality of life outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00661271
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Healthy topics
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction in Adult Singaporeans a Pilot Study
This pilot study investigates self-administered mindfulness (SAM) as a stress reduction intervention, serving as a feasibility assessment for a larger multi-site trial.
- Trial name
- MISRAS (NCT06765889)
- Testing
- Mindfulness intervention, Control condition
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Stress
Exploring the Effects of Muse and Spire on Stress Management
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Spire and Muse on stress management. The study will be implemented as a 2-arm randomized controlled pilot study to assess the effect of either device on stress management…
- Trial name
- Stressless (NCT02786771)
- Testing
- Spire, Muse headband
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy
Use of Fitbits During Breathing Meditation
This study will examine short breathing meditations paired with Fitbit technology in order to assess mindfulness and track physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT05101343
- Testing
- Breathing meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Winthrop University
Behavioral Health
Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth in the juvenile legal system. The primary questions it is designed to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05146167
- Testing
- Bodhi AIM (intervention group), HIB (control group)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Loneliness
Loving Kindness Meditation Among Adults 50 Years and Older
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility and acceptability of loving-kindness meditation among adults 50 years and older.
- Trial name
- NCT05350449
- Testing
- Loving-kindness Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Burnout, Professional, Anxiety
Feasibility of a Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Resident Physicians
The investigators aim to initiate and complete the first investigation of the effect of a yoga-based program on resident physicians' psychological health using a randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility of the program in…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Anxiety, Depression, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03687450
- Testing
- RISE yoga-based program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stress, Professional, Stress, Psychological
Brief Mindfulness Meditation Course to Reduce Stress in Healthcare Professionals
Stress among healthcare professionals is well documented. Untreated stress can lead to anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT03781336
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based self care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Stress
Comparison of Two Behavioral Treatments for Stress Reduction
Currently there are 2 popular stress reduction courses that are widely used in the US. Although they use somewhat similar techniques, it is currently unknown whether or not they work the same way, or if they are similarly…
- Trial name
- NCT00625807
- Testing
- RR, MBSR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stress, Behavior
Brain and Meditation (BAM) Study
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of an app-based meditation program on perceived stress and behavioral correlates of stress with known neurobiological correlates.
- Trial name
- NCT05215314
- Testing
- mHealth Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sleep Quality
Improving Sleep in Veterans and Their CGs
This study addresses the neglected topic of sleep disturbance in older caregiving dyads-a topic that has important implications for the safety, health, functioning and quality of life of older Veterans living at home and being…
- Trial name
- SLEEP-E Dyads (NCT02057068)
- Testing
- SLEEP-E Dyads Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress, Psychological Stress
Examine the Effects of Meditation on Daily Psychological Stress Responses in Woman With a History of Child 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.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological Stress, Child Maltreatment, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- EMMI (NCT04606199)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based intervention, up to 5 minutes 0-3 times/day
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stress, Psychological
The Impact of 8 Weeks of Digital Meditation Application and Healthy Eating Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes
The aim of the present study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention and/or a healthy eating intervention in a sample of UCSF employees with overweight and obesity (BMI>=25kg/m2) who report mild to moderate…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Behavioral Symptoms, Sleep
- Trial name
- SFUC+Health (NCT03945214)
- Testing
- Meditation, Healthy Eating, Meditation + healthy eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Birth, First, Labor Pain
Effects of Yoga and Meditation on The Birth Process
Introduction: Today it is seen that women lose their birthing strength, give the control to healthcare personnel during labour and the rate of c-section or interventional labour is increasing.
- Conditions
- Birth, First, Labor Pain, State Anxiety, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT04883541
- Testing
- yoga and meditation, Birth preparation training
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Acute Respiratory Infection
University of Wisconsin Meditation & Exercise Cold Study
The primary goal of this project is to determine whether behavioral training in mindfulness meditation or moderate intensity sustained exercise will lead to reductions in acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness, such as common…
- Trial name
- MEPARI-2 (NCT01654289)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison