Status:
RECRUITING
From the Heart: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Coventry University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
Kuriakose Elias College Mannanam
Conditions:
Prosocial Behavior
Forgiveness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of Christian and Islamic heart-centred spiritual meditation to mindfulness meditation and waitlist control conditions, respectively,...
Detailed Description
Background Secular forms of meditation have been widely accepted as an effective tool to promote well-being and as therapeutic strategies. The popularity of such practices, most notably mindfulness m...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 to 60 years old
- able to read, speak and understand English
- willing to be randomly assigned to all the conditions, with religious affiliation restricting allocation to either the Christian or Islamic type of spiritual meditation conditions
- consider oneself to be a Christian or Muslim and pray at least weekly
Exclusion
- currently suffer from any mental health conditions or use medication to manage mental health conditions
- long-term serious physical medical problems, such as liver, brain, kidney, or other life-threatening chronic diseases
- a history of a heart condition, high blood pressure, Raynaud syndrome, diabetes, or musculoskeletal condition
- the current use of anxiolytics/mood stabilizers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 6 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
288 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06136676
Start Date
June 6 2024
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
August 22 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health (LISSAH) college
Calicut, Kerala, India, 673586
2
Kuriakose Elias College Mannanam
Kottayam, Kerala, India, 686561