Effectiveness of Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Meditation on Quality of Life of Youth in the Deaddiction Center of Biratnagar

NCT06367023 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 32-2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Drug addiction is a public health problem, mainly youths are involved in the addiction and the major reason were due to peer pressure. Spiritual meditation is thought to foster a deeper sense of meaning, which creates new sources of positive reinforcement, increasing motivation for alternative behavior patterns, such as entering treatment or maintaining abstinence. Cluster Randomized Control Trial will be performed for 1-year period where mixed method study design will be performed. The major variables will be Anxiety and depression score, Happiness index, Quality of life, Rate of Relapse, Age, Gender, Occupation, Education, Income, Family Size, Family Income, Family support, Social status- High/Middle/Low, History of drug use self, Types of drugs, Duration of usage: Reason of drug use, how they have started, Amount of drugs, Frequency of use, Family history of drug use, Money spent on drugs per month. A modified validated Questionnaire will be used. CRCT will be done by CONSORT Guidelines. A total of 160 samples will be taken, (40 from each center, two were given Meditation intervention and 80 were given standard treatment as a control group) and 16 qualitative interviews will be taken (4 from each center). The intervention will be given for 3 months, for 6 days one hour per day Rajyoga meditation basic course will be provided, followed by a 1-hour daily spiritual lesson, Positive thinking and motivation classes will be provided to the intervention group, and in the control group standard treatment will be given. Follow-up will be done after 1 month of discharge from the rehabilitation centers. Ethical clearance will be taken from the Ethical Review Board (ERB) of the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC). This study will be useful for developing policy and practice in rehabilitation centers to apply the technique of Rajyoga Meditation in relapse prevention.

Conditions

Prevalence; Depression; Happiness; Quality of Life; Anxiety

Keywords

Anxiety; meditation; drug addiction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Anxiety score

  Anxiety score before and after, lower score means healthy

  6 month

• Depression score

  Depression score before and after lower score means healthy

  6 month

• quality of life score

  Quality of life before and after higher score means healthy

  6 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of Relapse

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Rajyoga Meditation Practice

EXPERIMENTAL

Rajyoga Meditation Intervention: 3 months, For 6 days one hour per day Rajyoga meditation basic course will be provided, followed by 1 hour daily spiritual lesson, Positive thinking and motivation classes will be provided to the intervention group where 1. Initiation - In this stage, thoughts in the mind, come in randomly, 2. Concentration - He now, converts all negative thoughts with positive thoughts of peace, happiness, love, bliss, purity, knowledge, and power 3. Realization - This final stage involves feeling the emotions of these positive thoughts and in the control group standard treatment will be given. Follow-up: Follow up will be done after 1 month of discharge from the rehabilitation centers.

Behavioral: Rajyoga Meditation Practice

Standard of care

NO INTERVENTION

The usual therapy of the rehabilitation center will be given for 3 months. Baseline, 3 month and follow up after 1 month will be taken

Interventions

Rajyoga Meditation Practice BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be given for 3 months, For 6 days one hour per day Rajyoga meditation basic course will be provided, followed by 1 hour daily spiritual lesson, Positive thinking and motivation classes will be provided to the intervention group and in control group standard treatment will be given.

Rajyoga Meditation Practice

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Those youth more than 18 years old
• Who had used drugs and residing in the rehabilitation center of Biratnagar and
• Gave consent will be involved in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Those having other illnesses and unable to give consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Manipur International University: lead
• Brahmakumaris: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rehabilitation center

Biratnagar, Koshi, 56613, Nepal

Location

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2024
• First Posted: April 16, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2024
• Study Completion: March 30, 2025
• Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NE (1)