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TerminatedNCT01827033Updated Sep 16, 2015

Effects of Meditation

An interventional study of meditation training in Meditation Training, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-09-16.

Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The Principal Investigator is leaving Johns Hopkins.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This research is being done to learn about the effects of doing meditation (sitting quietly and concentrating) on people's ability to pay attention and be relaxed.

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Conditions studied

  • Meditation Training
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In context

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University is the lead sponsor of 1,783 studies on the registry; 313 are open to participants now.

Of its 203 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 140 (69%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 18-55
  • currently enrolled in methadone maintenance program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of: a severe medical or psychiatric condition (except substance abuse; e.g., schizophrenia); brain trauma affecting cognitive functioning
  • prior experience with meditation
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    meditation training

    Behavioral: meditation training

Interventions

  • Behavioralmeditation training
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. computerized attention task

    discrimination score on the continuous performance task

    Time frame: within 1 week after training

Secondary outcomes

  1. stress questionnaires

    Time frame: within 1 week after training

  2. mindfulness questionnaire

    Time frame: within 1 week after training

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Study locations

1 site
  • BPRU, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 16, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01827033
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Responsible party
Miriam Mintzer (Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 9, 2013
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion
Jun 2013
Completion
Jun 2013
Last update
Sep 16, 2015

Study contacts

Miriam Z Mintzer, PhD
principal investigator · Johns Hopkins University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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