Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Women Inmates

NCT02791464 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DLF1008
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The pilot study investigates the potential benefits of the Transcendental Meditation program in reducing trauma, including PTSD, in female prisoners. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either the TM program or a wait list control group for a period of four months.

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Keywords

Meditation; TM; PTSD; Trauma; Female Prisoners

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Posttraumatic Stress Checklist- Civilian Version (PCL-C) total score

  The PCL-C is a widely-used 17-item self-report questionnaire of trauma symptom with total score and intrusions, avoidance and hyperarousal subscales

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

wait list control

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlist control subjects interested in learning the TM program will be asked to wait for 4 months before learning if they were randomly assigned to this comparison group. Controls will receive usual medical care during 4 month intervention period.

Transcendental Meditation

EXPERIMENTAL

The TM technique is a simple, effortless, mental technique to reducing stress which allows the mind to experience finer levels of the thinking process to achieve a state of restful alertness. The Transcendental Meditation program will be taught as a standard seven-step program over five consecutive days.

Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation program

Interventions

Transcendental Meditation program BEHAVIORAL

a mental technique using a mantra or 'soothing sound' that refines the thought process enabling the mind to 'transcend' its own thinking process and experience a state of pure consciousness. Subjects practice this technique twice a day for 20 minutes sitting in chair with eyes closed.

Also known as: TM technique

Transcendental Meditation

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• female inmates, at least 4 months left of incarceration, signed written informed consent prior to baseline testing

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maharishi International University: lead
• Western Oregon University: collaborator
• Maharishi University of Management Research Institute: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Fred Travis, PhD

  Maharishi University of Management Research Institute

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Associate Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2016
• First Posted: June 6, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2014
• Study Completion: August 1, 2014
• Last Updated: June 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share