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Meditation to Reduce Caregiver Stress

NCT01537679 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-11-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether meditation will reduce stress and depressive of adult caregivers of a person with dementia.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Kirtan Kriya meditation

Meditation will be taught to 20 caregivers and supervised by Helen Lavretsky, M.D during their first visit. Meditation Kirtan Kriya will be performed for 12 minutes every day at the same time of the day for 8 weeks. Compliance will be monitored during visits and by daily diaries that will be reviewed at each visit.

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation

Participants in the relaxation group will be asked to relax in a quiet place with eyes closed while listening to the music on the relaxation CD for 12 minutes every day at the same time for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Helen Lavretsky, M.D. · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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