Status:
UNKNOWN
Imaging Cerebral and Sub-cerebral Correlates of Meditative States
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Emory University
Conditions:
Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
Three groups of subjects are trained to practice mindfulness meditation, compassion meditation, or attend a health training control class. Individuals from each group will undergo structural and funct...
Detailed Description
Structural (MRI) Imaging will be used to measure changes in cortical thickness in the pre and post training groups. Function (fMRI) Imaging will be used to measure changes in cortical and sub-cortical...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-65 for the mindfulness-compassion study
- Prior training in gtummo meditation for the gtummo study
Exclusion
- Previous experience with meditation for the mindfulness-compassion study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01262404
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
December 17 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Boston University Dept. of Cognitive and Neural Systems
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215