Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of Transcendental Meditation on Telomere Activity and Well-Being Among Nurse Managers

NCT ID: NCT07165795

Last Updated: 2025-09-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-18
• Study Completion Date: 2027-05-31

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a health and coping strategy (Transcendental Meditation, or TM) on Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity (known markers of physiological and psychological stress and aging), Perceived Stress, Work Life Balance, Flourishing, Power as Knowing Participation in Change, and Burnout, among nurse managers.

Aim 1: To evaluate the effects of TM compared to usual care delayed instruction on TL and TA.

Aim 2: To evaluate the effects of TM compared to usual care delayed instruction on work life climate, flourishing, perceived stress, burnout, and power as knowing participation in change.

Conditions

Meditation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Immediate TM Instruction

This group will receive initial TM instruction within three weeks of baseline assessments with follow-up interventions every 2-4 weeks and an expectation of home practice of two 20min meditation sessions per day.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Transcendental Meditation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Standard TM instruction by certified TM teachers, including 4 days of initial training (60-90 min/day), then follow-up sessions (60-90 min) every 2-4 weeks.

Control Group (delayed instruction)

This group will be eligible to receive TM instruction upon completion of the final 4-month assessments, and asked to continue with routine activities throughout study.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Transcendental Meditation

Standard TM instruction by certified TM teachers, including 4 days of initial training (60-90 min/day), then follow-up sessions (60-90 min) every 2-4 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurse managers within the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS);
• Stable for at least two months on any prescribed medications (for example, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications)

Exclusion Criteria

• prior instruction in the TM technique

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Florida Atlantic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2288149-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id