From the Heart: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Prosocial Behavior
Forgiveness
Empathy
Pain
Attention
Depression
Stress
Anxiety
Mental Well-being
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 60
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 288 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Coventry University · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of Christian and Islamic heart-centred spiritual meditation to mindfulness meditation and waitlist control conditions, respectively, in healthy adults. The potential effects will be studied at multiple levels, with a focus on psychophysiology, cognition, mental health, and social functioning.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 to 60 years old
* able to read, speak and understand English
* willing to be randomly assigned to all the conditions, with religious affiliation restricting allocation to either the Christian or Islamic type of spiritual meditation conditions
* consider oneself to be a Chri…
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