Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression

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Conditions studied: Unipolar Depression

In brief

The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness and Energized water Practice works to improve Unipolar Depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the subjective symptoms of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the clinical symptoms and signs of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Will any improvement in the John Ware's SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 and in the Beckman Anxiety Inventory (BAI) -21 in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness and energized water practices to their values at six weeks of practice and control groups. Participants will: * be randomized into practice and control groups * complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point, and at the 12-weeks time point * practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy for a minimum of thirty minutes daily and energized water practice for a minimum of five minutes daily.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06934330

Run by

Sha Research Foundation

People needed

50

Starts

2022-02-10

Expected to finish

2027-01-10

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-06

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 19 and over with a primary diagnosis as one Unipolar depression according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 criteria is present and diagnosed by a licensed physician.
• Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements
• Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information
• Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation
• Willingness to practice the daily mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes and follow the study protocol

You may not qualify if…

• Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
• Bipolar disorders, schizophrenia (psychosis)
• Treatment with highly potent neuroleptics
• Unwillingness to participate in data gathering
• Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily individual mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes
• Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation.
• Serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)
• There is no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.

Where it is running

• Satori Family Wellness Center — Kahului, Hawaii, United States

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