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Internet-based Meditation for Mental Health

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Led By Manish Saggar, PhD
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up twice (baseline and week 8 for arm 1 and week 8 and week 16 for arm 2)
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Study Summary

This trial will investigate if online meditation can reduce stress and anxiety in healthy people. It will also explore how much meditation is needed for the best results.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 living in the USA who can follow instructions and are not regular meditators. It's not for those with severe vision or hearing issues, under psychiatric treatment, hospitalized for psychiatric disorders within a year, non-English speakers, or diagnosed with psychiatric/neurological disorders.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if online SOS Meditation can reduce stress and anxiety in healthy people. It also looks at how different amounts of daily meditation practice affect mental health outcomes.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves meditation practice, there are no direct physical side effects expected. However, some individuals may experience increased awareness of existing discomforts or emotional distress during meditation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~twice (baseline and week 8 for arm 1 and week 8 and week 16 for arm 2)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and twice (baseline and week 8 for arm 1 and week 8 and week 16 for arm 2) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Generalize Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire Score
Change in Mind Wandering Questionnaire Score
Change in N-back Test Score
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Secondary outcome measures
Change Social Connectedness Scale-Revised Questionnaire Score
Change in Brief Strengths Scale Questionnaire Score
Change in Depression Questionnaire Score
+4 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Waitlist controlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Baseline to week 8: Subjects will be place in a control group which receives no intervention. However, several measures (questionnaires, cognitive tests, and physiological measurements) will be obtained to assess baseline mental health and well being scores. Week 8 to week 16: Subjects will be trained to meditate for 10 minutes daily, and several measures (questionnaires, cognitive tests, and physiological measurements) will be obtained to assess the efficacy of daily meditation practice on mental health and well being. Focused-attention meditation technique will be used to train participants. Specifically the SOS meditation technique will be employed.
Group II: Meditation groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Baseline to week 8: Subjects will be trained to meditate for 10 minutes daily, and several measures (questionnaires, cognitive tests, and physiological measurements) will be obtained to assess the efficacy of daily meditation practice on mental health and well being. Focused-attention meditation technique will be used to train participants. Specifically the SOS meditation technique will be employed. Week 8 to week 16: Subjects will self report if they choose to continue SOS meditation and several measures (questionnaires, cognitive tests, and physiological measurements) will be obtained to assess the impact of continued meditation practice on mental health and well being.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,395 Previous Clinical Trials
17,341,050 Total Patients Enrolled
Institute for Meditation and Inner HarmonyUNKNOWN
Feldman Foundation CAUNKNOWN

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there currently any opportunities to participate in this experiment?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical experiment is no longer actively recruiting patients. First posted in October of 2023 and last updated in August of the same year, there are currently 843 other trials that require participants."

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What are the hoped-for results of this experiment?

"The primary objective of the trial is to gauge any alteration in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire Score at two separate points (Baseline and week 8 for arm 1, or week 8 & 16 for arm 2). Additionally, investigators will be looking into changes in Depression Questionnaire Score (as measured by Patient Health Questionnaire), Quality of Life Scale Measures Questionnaires Score (Quality of life as judged via Quality of Life Scale measures) and Social Connectedness Scale-Revised Questionnaires Scores."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Dept. of Psychiatry, Stanford University
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Did not meet criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

Sounds interesting - want to meditate.
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Examining the Effects of Regular Brief Internet-based Meditation Practice on Mental Health and Well Being
Manish Saggar 2023. "Examining the Effects of Regular Brief Internet-based Meditation Practice on Mental Health and Well Being". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06014281.
~150 spots leftby Sep 2024
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