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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Aging (HealthyAgers Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Ruchika Prakash, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Ohio State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 2 months, 8months, 14 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial examines if mindfulness meditation or lifestyle education can improve focus and brain function in older adults aged 65-85. Mindfulness helps by training the mind to stay present, while lifestyle education promotes overall health. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to have cognitive and emotional benefits for older adults, potentially mitigating age-related decline.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 2 months, 8months, 14 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 months, 8months, 14 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in attentional control on tasks of sustained attention
Secondary study objectives
Change in Measure of Daily Functioning
Change in cognitive performance on the NIH Cognitive Toolbox Battery
Change in emotion regulation strategy sse
+6 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Mindfulness-Based Stress ReductionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will meet once a week for 8 weeks (2.5 hours per session), plus a 4-hour retreat day, to engage in mindfulness meditation exercises. Didactic components will include oral presentations, informational videos, and group discussion. Additionally, daily homework assignments will require participants to engage in guided practices for 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week.
Group II: Lifestyle EducationActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will meet once a week for 2.5 hours for 8 weeks, plus a 4-hour retreat day, to engage in light stretching exercises and interactive discussions on health topics, such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress, etc. Didactic components will include oral presentations, informational videos, and group discussion. Additionally, daily homework assignments will ask participants to engage in stretching, read or watch informational content, and answer reflection questions for 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
2018
Completed Phase 2
~1430

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor
866 Previous Clinical Trials
654,985 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Aging
1,660 Patients Enrolled for Aging
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,782 Previous Clinical Trials
28,183,920 Total Patients Enrolled
173 Trials studying Aging
80,630 Patients Enrolled for Aging
Ruchika Prakash, Ph.D.Principal Investigator - The Ohio State Universty
Ohio State University
~24 spots leftby Nov 2025