The Psychobiological Effects of Participation in a One-Month Insight Meditation Retreat

Completed

Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

The purpose of this study was to examine how participation in a 1 month intensive Insight (vipassana) Meditation retreat (a) affects biological markers of cellular aging, social affiliation, and inflammation, which are important for physical health, longevity, and behavior, and (b) to relate observed biological changes to baseline levels and changes in psychological traits, which may underlie improvements in personal adaptive functioning.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03056105

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

66

Starts

2013-02-03

Expected to finish

2014-02-04

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Previous meditation experience equivalent to two 5-10 day residential meditation retreats

You may not qualify if…

• Disclosure of potentially contagious blood-borne illness (e.g., HIV, Hepatitis, etc.) or other illnesses that might interfere with telomere or telomerase measurement

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States

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