Resilience to Sleep Deprivation and Changes in Sleep Architecture in Shoonya Meditators
Completed
Conditions studied: Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Change
In brief
This study aims to investigate the effect of a 15-minute meditation practice on sleep architecture and high-frequency Heart Rate Variability (HF-HRV), as well as cognitive performance after both a well-rested and sleep-deprived night.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05026541
- Run by
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- People needed
- 72
- Starts
- 2022-09-12
- Expected to finish
- 2026-04-12
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Shoonya meditation program participants/individuals eligible to participate who are healthy adults of age 18 or older, and reside in the United States. Participants must be able and willing to travel to Boston.
- Nap Group: Healthy adults of age 18 or older that reside in the United States, nap regularly (at least 3 times a week), and do not meditate regularly.
You may not qualify if…
- History of any neurological condition (i.e. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, brain tumors, brain surgery, or multiple sclerosis)
- History of any psychiatric disorder, within last 5 years (i.e. anxiety, psychosis, posttraumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder)
- Current use of cognition enhancing medications
- Active history (within the last 5 years) of alcohol or drug abuse (> 10 drinks per week)
- History (within the last 5 years) of stroke/aneurysm
- Recent history (< 3 months) of seizures
- 60 years of age or older
- History of Heart Attack and Ejection Fraction less than or equal to 30%
- Pregnancy
- Non-English speaking
- History/Diagnosis of any sleep disorder
- Consumption of 3 or more cups of coffee a day
- Previously learned shoonya meditation (for the meditator groups)
Where it is running
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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