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Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Physician Burnout and Depression

NCT03714204 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2023-10-19

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Summary

This research study will examine the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique on academic physician burnout, depression, insomnia, perceived stress, and resilience through a mixed methods approach.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Transcendental Meditation technique

The TM technique is a simple mental procedure that is categorized in the automatic self-transcending category of meditation practices. It is automatic in that it does not involve any concentration or control. It allows the mental activity to settle down in a spontaneous and natural manner during a process called transcending, or going beyond, until it reaches a state beyond conscious thinking. Correspondingly, the body settles down to a deep state of rest which allows stress to dissolve and the nervous system to rejuvenate The effortless nature of the TM practice coupled with the vast research supporting its efficacy, its systematic standardized teaching program and the fact that it does not involve any belief or change in one's lifestyle made it the choice intervention for this research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Loyola University Chicago

    collaborator OTHER

  • Marie Loiselle

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Loiselle, PhD · Outside Researcher

  • Gregory Gruener, MD · Vice-Dean of Education

  • Carla L Brown, PhD · Adjunct Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-01
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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