Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions studied: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma, Atrial Fibrillation, Cancer Brain, Cancer, Breast, Cancer Colon, Cancer, Lung, Cancer, Ovarian, Cancer Prostate, Cancer Skin, Throat Cancer, Lymphoma, Cancer, Thyroid, Cancer, Other, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cluster Headache, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Kidney Diseases, Crohn Disease, Deafness, Depression, Diabetes, Eczema, Epilepsy, Fibroids, Fibromyalgia, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Infertility, Lyme Disease, Macular Degeneration, Migraine, Multiple Allergies, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Ovarian Cysts, Parkinson Disease, Phantom Limb Pain, Psoriasis, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogrens Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Stenosis, Stroke, Tension Headache, Tinnitus, Ulcerative Colitis

In brief

This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and clinical populations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06583395

Run by

Tobias Moeller-Bertram

People needed

3000

Starts

2021-12-05

Expected to finish

2025-03-25

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-01

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be at 21 years of age or older
• Must speak English
• Must be a registered attendee of the advanced 7-Day meditation retreat
• Must be willing to wear a Garmin device for the entire retreat
• Must complete the research consent to participate in the study
• Must be willing to complete self-report surveys for physical and emotional well-being

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 21 years of age
• Non-English speaking
• Not a registered attendee of the advanced 7-Day meditation retreat
• Not willing to wear a Garmin device for the entire meditation retreat
• Did not complete the research consent
• Not willing or able to complete all self-report surveys

Where it is running

• VitaMed Research, LLC — Palm Desert, California, United States

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