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Multisite Feasibility of Compassion Meditation for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT04793698 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 113

Last updated 2026-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Compassion meditation (CM) is a contemplative practice that builds compassion for and connectedness with others. CM has shown promise as a way of enhancing recovery for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The proposed project will examine the feasibility of a clinical trial by assessing our ability to deliver CM and a control intervention consistently with a diverse groups of Veterans from different parts of the country and optimizing the way in which outcomes are determined.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Compassion meditation

10 week meditation course taught in 90-minute groups

BEHAVIORAL

Applied relaxation

10 week applied relaxation course taught in 90-minute groups

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bedford Research Corporation, Inc.

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institute for Medical Research, Inc.

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Veterans Health Research Institute of Central New York, Inc.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Veterans Medical Research Foundation

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-06
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2026-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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