Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation in Meditators

Conditions

• Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Study Details

This is a prospective cohort study with 52 meditators and 52 controls. These groups will be contacted at a singular timepoint, during which they will take surveys and cognitive tests, which will be used to assess cognitive and emotional outcomes. The meditator group will be recruited from a pool of healthy individuals who have learned meditation practices such as those taught by the Isha Foundation (e.g., Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, Shoonya, Samyama breath-watching, etc.) Meditation-naïve individuals will be recruited into the control group.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 9, 2024

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

Jul 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

104 participants (estimated)

Arms

• Arm: Meditators
  Participants who regularly practice meditation (4 or more times per week)
• Arm: Controls
  Participants who do not regularly practice meditation (4 or more times per week)

Primary Outcome Measure

Multi-Source Interference Task (MSIT) [ Time Frame: within one week of consent ]

Central Contacts

• Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD MPH
  (781) 472-0572
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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