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Loving kindness meditation for Loneliness

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Nirmala Lekhak, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Adults 50 years or older living in Southern Nevada
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, immediately post-intervention, and week 4 and week 8 post intervention.
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Study Summary

This trial tests if a meditation technique can help adults 50+ and if it has any benefits. It'll compare two groups to see how it works.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, immediately post-intervention, and week 4 and week 8 post intervention.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, immediately post-intervention, and week 4 and week 8 post intervention. 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 Loneliness
Change in Self-compassion
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Anxiety
Change in Cognitive Function
Change in Depressive Symptoms

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Loving kindness meditationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Loving-kindness meditation is a contemplative practice that focuses on developing compassion for oneself and others through mindfulness. Participants will be shown the recorded loving-kindness training video during the first week of the intervention. Participants will be encouraged to use the mp3 device with guided meditation recording to practice mindfulness meditation for 20-25 minutes every day for 30 days. We will also provide participants with a diary to record their daily meditation experiences. There will be weekly check in. At 60 days we will do a follow-up data collection.
Group II: Waitlist controlActive Control1 Intervention
The arm will eventually get the intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Nevada, Las VegasLead Sponsor
64 Previous Clinical Trials
13,253 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Loneliness
200 Patients Enrolled for Loneliness
Nirmala Lekhak, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
1 Previous Clinical Trials
200 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Loneliness
200 Patients Enrolled for Loneliness

Media Library

Loving-kindness Meditation Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05350449 — N/A
Loneliness Research Study Groups: Loving kindness meditation, Waitlist control
Loneliness Clinical Trial 2023: Loving-kindness Meditation Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05350449 — N/A
Loving-kindness Meditation 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05350449 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this medical experiment currently seeking new participants?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reports that this clinical trial is actively recruiting subjects at the time of writing. This research project was launched on May 2nd, 2023 and has since been updated with new information as recently as the same date."

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What is the current enrollment quota for this clinical research program?

"Indeed, the information housed on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical trial is currently seeking enrolment from participants. The study was initially uploaded to the website on May 2nd 2023 and edited for accuracy most recently on May 2nd 2023. Participants are being recruited from a single site with an aim of 60 individuals taking part in total."

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~33 spots leftby Mar 2025