Effect of Preksha Meditation on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students

NCT ID: NCT03779269

Last Updated: 2022-09-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

142 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-14

Study Completion Date

2025-12-14

Brief Summary

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The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness.

Detailed Description

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Preksha Meditation Research: The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness. The investigators will compare the data received from prior study to analyze their performance before and after. The investigators will also compare this data with control group data, to assess potential improvements as a benchmark. Analyse the EEG data to investigate its impact on brain. Further analyze their blood cells if they show any epigenetic changes. Data analysis team will be blinded for no identifiers are available.

METHOD AND PROCEDURES:

The data analysis will be undertaken by experts and will be blinded. The data currently is only de-identified.

The data which is already collected from the research "Effect of Preksha Meditation (Green color and Buzzing Meditation) on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students with a Control Group" will be analyzed. The data is related to students having practiced minimum 3 guided 25 minute sessions per week in a controlled environment. The control group did not meditate for those weeks when they enrolled in the program.

The intervention the subjects received was as follows:

Experimental group 3 days per week Sessions: 5 minutes: Relaxation and Review of Meditation Practices 10 minutes: Mahapraan Meditation 10 minutes: Green color meditation Begin in stages

* 0 - 2 Weeks: Teach technique and carry out 15 minutes meditation sessions.
* 2 - 9 Weeks: Increment meditation sessions to a length of 25 minutes. 5 minutes: Review of meditation experience and collection of information

Conditions

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Inattention and Memory Affect

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

prospective convenience controlled study
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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color meditation

only color meditation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

meditation

Intervention Type OTHER

meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.

Sound meditation

Only sound mediation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

meditation

Intervention Type OTHER

meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.

Color and sound combined meditation

Combined group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

meditation

Intervention Type OTHER

meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.

Control group

Only control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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meditation

meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy individuals
* No prior experience in meditation

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior experience with meditation.

* health issues.
* Alcohol
* Smoking.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Florida International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Orlando Regional Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Devendra Mehta

Director Translational Research laboratory

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Devendra Mehta, M.D., M. SC.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Head, Translational Research

Locations

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Florida International University

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Orlando Regional Medical Center

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Mehta S, Mehta V, Mehta S, Shah D, Motiwala A, Vardhan J, Mehta N, Mehta D. Multimodal behavior program for ADHD incorporating yoga and implemented by high school volunteers: a pilot study. ISRN Pediatr. 2011;2011:780745. doi: 10.5402/2011/780745. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22389788 (View on PubMed)

Pragya SU, Cordoba G, Chiu R, Mehta N, Johnson P, Mehta DI, Mehta N. Can The Cognitive Parameters Of College Students With Learning Disabilities Benefit From Using Mahapraan, A Breathing Based Preksha Meditation. Journal of College Teaching & Learning 2014; 11, 4 Epub

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Pragya SU, Pragya SC, Griswold AJ, Gu E, Mehta ND, Uddin P, Veeramachaneni P, Mehta N, Mehta D, Abomoelak B. Preksha Dhyana Meditation Effect on the DNA Methylation Signature in College Students. J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Apr;29(4):224-233. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0713. Epub 2023 Feb 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36749149 (View on PubMed)

Pragya SU, Mehta ND, Abomoelak B, Uddin P, Veeramachaneni P, Mehta N, Moore S, Jean-Francois M, Garcia S, Pragya SC, Mehta DI. Effects of Combining Meditation Techniques on Short-Term Memory, Attention, and Affect in Healthy College Students. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 5;12:607573. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.607573. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33746830 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IRB-13-0045-CR03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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