NCT01827033TerminatedNot Applicable
Effects of Meditation
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Terminated
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Enrollment
- 6
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- computerized attention task
Study 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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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)
Investigators
Miriam Mintzer
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Study Sites (2)
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