Clinical trials: Spirituality
Breast Cancer
Effect of Intercessory Prayer in Patients With Breast Cancer in Radiotherapy Treatment: Clinical Trial
Living with breast cancer and forms of treatment, among them radiation therapy can cause both side effects such as pain, fatigue and skin changes that affect the well-being, as anxiety, feelings of isolation and changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT02716467
- Testing
- intercessory prayer, Radiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Pain, Acute
COping With PAin Through Hypnosis, Mindfulness and Spirituality
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the immediate effects of self-hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and a spiritual intervention relative to a control condition for increasing pain tolerance and reducing pain…
- Trial name
- COPAHS (NCT04491630)
- Testing
- Self-Hypnosis (SH), Mindfulness Meditation (MM), Christian Prayer (CP)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
Health Behavior, Healthy
Effects of Fasting in the Bahá'í Faith
The aim of the study is to find out the effects a specific religious fast (i.e. Bahá'í fast) has on certain metabolic parameters, hydration, psyche and circadian clock.
- Trial name
- BF (NCT03443739)
- Testing
- Intermittent Fasting
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Advanced Cancer, Solid Tumors
Spirituality/Religiosity in Patients and Caregivers
Primary Objective: -To examine the association between self-rated spirituality/religiosity and coping strategies (Brief RCOPE, Brief COPE, SBI-15R) among palliative care patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00634257
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic
Assessment of Sleep Quality and Mental Health After Using Meditation
This is a randomized controlled trial that intends to verify the effectiveness of the daily practice of meditation before going to sleep for the improvement of sleep, stress, mental health and quality of life of people with sleep…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic, Insomnia Disorder, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05812443
- Testing
- Shabad Kriya Meditation, Relaxing reading
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Stress
Assessing MB-Spirit for Psychological Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to test two new behavioral interventions designed to reduce stress and improve spiritual well-being in stressed adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07325448
- Testing
- MB-Spirit, Strong Behaviors for Stress Reduction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara W Lazar
Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke/ Cerebrovascular Accident (Ischemic or Hemorrhagic)
Regulating Emotions and Behaviors After Brain Injury
After acquired brain injury (ABI), persons can experience emotional and behavioral difficulties, that can be painful both for the person and his/her family.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke/ Cerebrovascular Accident (Ischemic or Hemorrhagic), Brain Tumor (After Recovery), Encephalitis
- Trial name
- GREMO-LCA (NCT05393492)
- Testing
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Radically Open dialectical behavior therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Substance Use Disorders, Family Members
Testing Effectiveness of the Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT) With American Indians
It is important to address the substantial substance-related health disparities of American Indians (AI). This project aims to examine the effectiveness of a culturally tailored Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)…
- Trial name
- CRAFT-AI (NCT03203889)
- Testing
- CRAFT-AI, TSF-CSO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Addiction, Psychiatric Disorder
Validating Promoted Spiritual Experience
This pilot study of 16 patients will demonstrate a specific psychologically focused intervention to affect a spiritual aspect of psychological health and will measure (1) its effects on general distress, depression, anxiety and…
- Trial name
- NCT05485181
- Testing
- Spiritual Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stress, Psychological, Sleep
Mindfulness, Emotional Well-being, and Sleep Quality
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participating in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program increases mindful attention and awareness, and whether anticipated changes in mindfulness relate to improved…
- Trial name
- NCT00887614
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University