Digital Medicine in Meditation

Completed

Conditions studied: Biometric Changes During Meditation

In brief

This study will investigate the acute response to meditation during a week-long meditation retreat at the Chopra Center as measured by the continuous, simultaneous monitoring of numerous biometric parameters in selected cohorts of experienced and novice meditators during periods of meditation and specific breathing techniques. Comparisons between cohorts as well as over time will allow for the identification of meditation and/or breathing-related changes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01975415

Run by

Scripps Translational Science Institute

People needed

40

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult over age 18 who are already registered to participate in the week-long "Seduction of the Soul" retreat.
• Capable of providing informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic requirement for daily use of chronotropically active medications including beta-blockers, non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, clonidine or beta-agonist inhalers.
• Implantable pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator.
• Known allergy to adhesives.

Where it is running

• The Chopra Center — Carlsbad, California, United States

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