Dementia Caregivers and Contemplative Practice: A Pilot Study

NCT06075329 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UNLV-2023-395
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 113
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to test the contemplative practice is feasible and acceptable among informal dementia caregivers population at all stages.

Conditions

Loneliness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Loneliness

  The UCLA 3-item Loneliness scale will be used to measure loneliness. The scores on this scale range from 3 to 9, the highest scores indicative of a higher level of loneliness. The scale is called UCLA 3-item scale but UCLA is representative of University of California Los Angeles.

  baseline, at 10 days and 21 days of Matribodh Sambodh Dhyaan practice (meditation), and at 30 days and 60 days follow-up.

Study Arms (2)

Contemplative Practice

EXPERIMENTAL

Maitribodh Sambodh (MSD) is a unique form of contemplative practice which combines breath watch, mantra or vibrational sound chant, focused meditation followed by loving kindness or a gratitude exercise at the end.

Behavioral: Contemplative Practice

Waitlist Control

OTHER

The arm will eventually get the intervention.

Behavioral: Contemplative Practice

Interventions

Contemplative Practice BEHAVIORAL

Contemplative practice included Maitribodh Sambodh Dhyaan (MSD), which was designed to increase feeling of love and connection by including most of components of different contemplative practices such as breath watch, mantra or vibrational sound chant, focused meditation, and visualization followed by loving-kindness or a gratitude exercise at the end.

Contemplative Practice; Waitlist Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Dementia Family Caregivers
• At least cared for dementia care receipient more than 6 months

You may not qualify if:

• If they have meditated less than 2 months ago
• Cognitive or language barrier that would make it difficult to understand and sign the informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Nirmala Lekhak, PhD

  University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2023
• First Posted: October 10, 2023
• Study Start: July 24, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)