Clinical trials: Meditation, open to volunteers
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)
Virtual Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain (Spine 2027)
This study tests whether a virtually delivered integrated tai chi, qigong, and meditation program, added to usual care, improves chronic low back pain, disability, quality of life, and healthcare costs compared with usual care…
- Trial name
- NCT07772154
- Testing
- Virtually Delivered Integrated Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation (VDTQM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Neurodegenerative Disease, EEG
Mindfulness Walking Intervention to Enhance Resilience (iWalk)
This study is a randomized controlled trial of the walking meditation intervention (iWalk) program, a multi-component intervention integrating walking meditation, education, and group sessions designed to enhance resilience in…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, EEG, Mindfulness, Adults
- Trial name
- iWalk (NCT07285954)
- Testing
- iWalk Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cataract, Cataract (Post-operative Cataract Surgery Follow-up)
Randomized Controlled Trial of the STEIN Protocol: A Neuroplastic Pain Education and Guided Breathing Intervention During Awake Cataract Surgery
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a standardized perioperative neuroplastic intervention: the STEIN Protocol (Strategies and Techniques for Enhancing Integration and Neuroplasticity), consisting of pain…
- Trial name
- SLin (NCT07715591)
- Testing
- Music and Guided Imagery, Control, Music Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Low Back Pain, Opioid Use
Neural Mechanisms of Meditation for Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain
The purpose of this research study is to see how a mindfulness meditation-based intervention affects pain. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the pain-relieving brain mechanisms of mindfulness meditation-based…
- Trial name
- NCT05607381
- Testing
- Meditation, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Sleep Disturbance, Inflammation
UCLA REST Study (REsearch on Sleep Techniques)
Sleep disturbance has a range of negative effects on psychosocial and biological processes important for academic and social success as well as mental and physical health among adolescents and young adults.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Inflammation, Psychosocial Functioning
- Trial name
- REST (NCT05576090)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Sleep Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Psychosocial Well-being, Neurocognitive Function
taVNS + CCT for Neurocognitive Rehab
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) with computerized cognitive training might help improve thinking abilities and mood.
- Conditions
- Psychosocial Well-being, Neurocognitive Function, Cognitive Complaint, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NeuroHUB (NCT07517237)
- Testing
- taVNS, Computerized Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hemodialysis, Stress
Mindfulness Meditation in Hemodialysis Patients
This randomised controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality, perceived stress and symptoms levels ion hemodialysis patients.
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis, Stress, Sleep Quality, Symptom
- Trial name
- MIND-HD (NCT07620990)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation Program, Routine Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cyprus Aydin University
Mental Health and General Well-being
Effect of a Brief Daily Digital Meditation on Well-Being in US Young Adults (BEGIN II)
This study is testing whether a short, daily, app-based meditation can help young adults feel better in their everyday lives. Adults aged 18-40 years who live in the United States and have not meditated regularly (defined as more…
- Trial name
- BEGIN II (NCT07607782)
- Testing
- Miracle of Mind meditation, Neutral audio learning task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 354 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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
High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension]), Meditation Training
Effect of Meditation as an Adjunct to Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular rehabilitation is a well-established standard of care that significantly reduces morbidity and mortality while improving quality of life.
- Conditions
- High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension]), Meditation Training, Rehabilitation Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07310992
- Testing
- Meditation, Standard Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Pain, Chronic
Mantram Repetition Versus Health Education for Veterans With PTSD and Chronic Pain
Approximately 450,000 Veterans Health Administration service users have both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain (CP); treatments that efficiently target both PTSD and CP are limited, and new interventions…
- Trial name
- NCT07725588
- Testing
- Mantram Repetition Program for PTSD + Pain, Health Education while Living with Pain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress, Blood Pressure
Adapting a Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Women living with HIV have 2-4x higher risk for cardiovascular disease compared to women without HIV, with women living with HIV in the Southern US being particularly at risk.
- Conditions
- Stress, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
- Trial name
- NCT06811896
- Testing
- Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
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
Depression in Adolescence, Rumination
Mindfulness-Based fMRI Neurofeedback for Depression
In the United States, adolescents experience alarmingly high rates of major depression, and gold-standard treatments are only effective for approximately half of patients.
- Trial name
- mbNF (NCT05617495)
- Testing
- Mindfulness + fMRI Neurofeedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Sciatica
A Multicomponent Intervention for Patients With Lumbosacral Radiculopathy: Move-MORE
The Move-MORE study is designed to evaluate a multicomponent mindfulness and movement program for patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.
- Conditions
- Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Sciatica, Chronic Low Back Pain With a Neuropathic Component, Radiculopathy Lumbar
- Trial name
- Move-MORE (NCT07125027)
- Testing
- Move-MORE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Natural Medicine
Depression, Anxiety
The COMParing App Support Strategies Study
The overall purpose of this study is to help determine how best to incorporate small amounts of human and digital support into a meditation app.
- Trial name
- NCT07278466
- Testing
- Introductory Coaching Session, Introductory Information Session, On-Demand Email or Text Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hemolysis, Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome: Is There a Response to Buddhist Walking Meditation in Hemodialysis
the restless leg syndrome is a common complaint in person who undergo hemodialysis. Buddhist walking meditation efficacy was not investigated in those population
- Trial name
- NCT06806891
- Testing
- Buddhist walking meditation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Depression
Well-being Training for Adolescent Depressive Symptoms (TeenWell Study)
This study is being done to see if the Healthy Minds Program app helps adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms. Up to 200 participants will be on study for 20 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06626425
- Testing
- Healthy Minds Program App, Hydro Coach App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison