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Online Trial of Meditation and Behavior

NCT04632875 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2021-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates how different types of meditation may affect behaviors and emotions. The study is conducted entirely online and involves listening to 4-weeks of a guided meditation training. The meditation involves either Loving-Kindness or Relaxation techniques. The purpose of the study is to assess changes in behaviors and emotions using standard questionnaires, reports of real-world behavior, and online behavioral tasks. The overarching goal is to help clarify how mind-body practices may improve some aspects of well-being.

Conditions

  • Meditation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Loving-Kindness Meditation

Approximately 15-minute sessions are administered 6 days per week

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation Meditation

Approximately 15-minute sessions are administered 6 days per week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Georgetown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abigail A Marsh, PhD · Georgetown University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-04
Primary Completion
2021-06-10
Completion
2021-06-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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