Meditation and Youth Mental Health
Med-YMH
Effect of Meditation on the Young Mental Health - A Feasibility Pilot Quasi-experimental Study
1 other identifier
interventional
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0 countries
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Brief Summary
Youth is a crucial time of life when physical and mental well-being is critical. Students are vulnerable due to academic and pandemic stresses. Meditation research has been showing effects on improved parameters of mental health (sleep quality, attention, memory, and concentration), emotional wellbeing (reduced stress and anxiety), and physiological parameters (better metabolism, circulation, immunity, etc.), which influence the life and academic performance of students. This study is designed to examine the feasibility of conducting a meditation intervention among students of a small liberal arts university in Pakistan. Future larger and longer randomized controlled clinical trials on high-risk youth may be planned at a later stage to see the impact on academic performance and career progression.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable healthy
Started Jul 2023
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 23, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 26, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 25, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 25, 2023
CompletedFebruary 28, 2023
February 1, 2023
2 months
July 23, 2022
February 27, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Meditation Practice
Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory
10 days
Sleep quality (sleep duration, deep sleep, light sleep, REM)
Sleep quality as measure by the fitness watch
10 days
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Physical activity and Heart Rate
10 days
Stress and Breathing Score
10 days
Food intake and nutrient profile
10 days
Other Outcomes (11)
Emotional wellbeing
10 days
Depression Anxiety and Stress
10 days
Resilience and Resilience Coping
10 days
- +8 more other outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Meditation
EXPERIMENTALMeditation for 30 min 10 days
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy students
You may not qualify if:
- Students suffering from a serious illness
- Students already meditating regularly
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Habib Universitylead
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Humaira Jamshed, PhD
Integrated Sciences and Mathematics, Dhanani School of Science and Engineering, Habib University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 23, 2022
First Posted
July 26, 2022
Study Start
July 25, 2023
Primary Completion
September 30, 2023
Study Completion
December 25, 2023
Last Updated
February 28, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share