Recruiting

Heartfulness Meditation

Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Code:

NCT04790162

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Stress, Psychological

Depression

Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Heartfulness Meditation

Study Details

Brief summary:

This investigation will examine the feasibility of delivery and effect on resilience, depression and anxiety of a 90-day Heartfulness Practice delivered virtually for health care students. It is hypothesized that by providing this program on-line, students will be able to attend easily and complete the sessions. It is also hypothesized that those students who participate in the meditation program will increase resilience.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Stress, Psychological

Depression

Anxiety

Study ID

NCT04790162

Start date

Sep 1, 2021

Status verified date

Aug, 2022

Completion date

Apr, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2024

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women ages 20-70
  • Student in one of the health care programs on the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who are currently engaged in any formal meditation practice (e.g., Transcendental Meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, (MBSR) more than once per week
  • Unable to use the technology without special accommodations.

Study Design

Enrollment

150 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Meditation Intervention

Heartfulness meditation

no intervention: Control

Wait listed control group

Interventions

Heartfulness Meditation

Heartfulness meditation with a trainer provided virtually

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility as measured by the Number of Meditation Sessions Completed [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
  • Change in Resilience as measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 45 days, 90 days ]
  • Change in Anxiety/Depression as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 45 days, 90 days ]
  • Acceptability as measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) [ Time Frame: 45 days, 90 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Robyn Gisbert

3037249361robyn.gisbert@cuanschutz.edu

Locations

University of Colorado Anschutz

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

More Information

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Last update posted

Aug 16, 2022

Last verified

Aug, 2022

Keywords

  • Resiliency
  • Meditation
  • Health Care Student
  • Heartfulness

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Colorado, Denver on 2022-08-16.