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Meditation and Kundalini Yoga for Heightened Anxiety Related to COVID-19

NCT04386291 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 256

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

This randomized clinical on-line study examines whether whether a daily practice of meditation or Kundalini Yoga with anxiety reduction training leads to a greater reduction in anxiety than anxiety reduction training alone.

Conditions

  • Generalized Anxiety
  • Health Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Anxiety Reduction Training

Educational material will be provided every two weeks that address different aspects of anxiety and cognitive-behavioral approaches to reduce anxiety and stress.

BEHAVIORAL

Kundalini Yoga and Anxiety Reduction Training

Daily practice of Kundalini Yoga (light stretching, breathing exercises, and meditation) guided by on-line video instruction, as well as the biweekly anxiety reduction psychoeducation.

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation and Anxiety Reduction Training

Daily practice of meditation (muscle relaxation, breathing, and meditation) guided by on-line video instruction, as well as the biweekly anxiety reduction psychoeducation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian A Fallon, MD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-25
Primary Completion
2021-04-19
Completion
2022-01-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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