Meditation Based Lifestyle Modification in Healthy Individuals

NCT ID: NCT04252976

Last Updated: 2021-04-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-28

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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MBLM is a holistic therapy for people with mental disorders whose positive effects on patients with depression have already been demonstrated in clinical use and a pilot study. In the present study, the differential effects of MBLM domains (ethical living, healthy lifestyle, and mantra meditation) on healthy volunteers will be investigated.

Detailed Description

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MBLM expands existing concepts of mind-body medicine with ethical and spiritual concepts from the traditional Patanjali yoga system, which can act as a coping factor on the one hand, and higher motivation and deepening of practice (physical yoga exercises / mantra Meditation). MBLM aims to establish an exercise routine in the daily lives of the participants, which leads to salutogenesis. The promotion of mental health through meditation and yoga has been well documented (Büssing et al., 2012, Sedlmeier, Ebert, \& Schwarz, 2012), also in clinical populations (Ospina et al., 2007). The preventive potential of the MBLM program will be examined for healthy volunteers, analogous to the already well-researched and widely used Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program.

Conditions

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Mantra Meditation Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga Mantra Meditation + Ethical Living Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga + Ethical Living

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

* 4 Treatment Conditions:
* Multiple-baseline design: 3 Baselines (7, 14, 21 days)
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mantra Meditation

8 weeks of mantra meditation with weekly group sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mantra Meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Meditation with mantras

Mantra Meditation plus Ethical Practice

8 weeks of mantra meditation plus ethical practice with weekly group sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ethical Living

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ethical principles based on Yoga philosophy, including contents of Yamas and Niyamas.

Mantra Meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Meditation with mantras

Mantra Meditation plus Yoga Exercises

8 weeks of mantra meditation plus Yoga Exercises with weekly group sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga Exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ujjaii breathing and simple yoga asanas

Mantra Meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Meditation with mantras

Mantra Meditation plus Yoga Exercises plus Ethical Practice

8 weeks of mantra meditation plus Yoga Exercises plus ethical practice with weekly group sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ethical Living

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ethical principles based on Yoga philosophy, including contents of Yamas and Niyamas.

Yoga Exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ujjaii breathing and simple yoga asanas

Mantra Meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Meditation with mantras

Interventions

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Ethical Living

Ethical principles based on Yoga philosophy, including contents of Yamas and Niyamas.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Yoga Exercises

Ujjaii breathing and simple yoga asanas

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mantra Meditation

Meditation with mantras

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Psychiatric disorder
2. Current participation in another meditation or yoga study
3. Regular existing meditation or yoga practice (more than once a week in the last 6 months)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chemnitz University of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Holger C. Bringmann

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Diakoniekliniken Zschadraß

Colditz, Saxony, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Matko K, Sedlmeier P, Bringmann HC. Differential Effects of Ethical Education, Physical Hatha Yoga, and Mantra Meditation on Well-Being and Stress in Healthy Participants-An Experimental Single-Case Study. Front Psychol. 2021 Aug 5;12:672301. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672301. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34421729 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MBLM-H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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