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Clinical Trials/NCT01827033
NCT01827033
Terminated
Not Applicable

Effects of Meditation

Johns Hopkins University1 site in 1 country6 target enrollmentMarch 2013

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Meditation Training
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Enrollment
6
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
computerized attention task
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This research is being done to learn about the effects of doing meditation (sitting quietly and concentrating) on people's ability to pay attention and be relaxed.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
June 2013
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Miriam Mintzer

Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • aged 18-55
  • currently enrolled in methadone maintenance program

Exclusion Criteria

  • history of: a severe medical or psychiatric condition (except substance abuse; e.g., schizophrenia); brain trauma affecting cognitive functioning
  • prior experience with meditation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

computerized attention task

Time Frame: within 1 week after training

discrimination score on the continuous performance task

Secondary Outcomes

  • mindfulness questionnaire(within 1 week after training)
  • stress questionnaires(within 1 week after training)

Study Sites (1)

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