Mindfulness Meditation in Chronic Stress
- Conditions
- Aging
- Interventions
- Other: Mindfulness Meditation Training
- Registration Number
- NCT01386060
- Lead Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Brief Summary
The study purpose is to evaluate efficacy of a mindfulness training intervention and learn about cognitive and physiological markers of stress.
- Detailed Description
Subjects will first undergo a phone screening, and if eligible, they will complete three study visits at Week 1, Week 8, and Week 15. The study visits involve at-home surveys, voice recordings, physical measures (height, weight, waist-to-hip ratio, and blood pressure), EEG recordings (including recordings of electrodermal activity and heart rate variability), computer tasks, in-lab saliva collection, overnight urine collection, 2-day saliva collection at bed waking, 30 minutes post-waking, afternoon, and bedtime, and a small handheld device that randomly administers eight short assessments in the subjects' natural environment. Subjects will be randomized to receive a 6-week mindfulness meditation course either between the first and second study visits or between the second and third study visits. Participants who receive training during the first and second visits will continue meditating until the third visit. The one-on-one instruction occurs once a week for 1 ½ hours, and participants are asked to listen to guided meditations and do other mindfulness-based tasks on a daily basis between sessions.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 134
- Ages 50-85
- Good General Health
- Experiencing Stress
- No current meditation practice
- English speaking
- Cognitive Impairment
- Neurological Disease
- Major Untreated Depression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mindfulness Meditation Training Mindfulness Meditation Training Participants receive the 6-week meditation training intervention between the 1st and 2nd study visits.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in Physiological Markers of Stress Baseline (Week 1) and Visit 2 (Week 8) Measure changes in blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, neurological reaction time to visual stimuli, urine, saliva, waist-to-hip ratio, weight, and electrodermal response.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in self-reported measures of stress Baseline (Week 1) and Visit 2 (Week 8) A series of questionnaires measure different facets of perceived quality of life and stress
Cognitive Changes Baseline (Week 1) and Visit 2 (Week 8) In-lab cognitive tests measure attention and memory.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Oregon Health and Science University
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States