NCT04252976: MBLM-H

Meditation Based Lifestyle Modification in Healthy Individuals

Completed NA Last updated 21 April 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Ethical Living in Mantra Meditation in 57 participants. Completed in 30 September 2019.

Timeline

28 March 2019

Primary endpoint
30 September 2019

30 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	57
Start date	28 March 2019
Primary completion	30 September 2019
Estimated completion	30 September 2019
Sites	1 location across Germany

Drugs / interventions tested

• Ethical Living
• Yoga Exercises
• Mantra Meditation

Conditions studied

• Mantra Meditation — all drugs for Mantra Meditation →
• Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga — all drugs for Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga →
• Mantra Meditation + Ethical Living — all drugs for Mantra Meditation + Ethical Living →
• Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga + Ethical Living — all drugs for Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga + Ethical Living →

Sponsor

Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Mantra Meditation or Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

MBLM is a holistic therapy for people with mental disorders whose positive effects on patients with depression have already been demonstrated in clinical use and a pilot study. In the present study, the differential effects of MBLM domains (ethical living, healthy lifestyle, and mantra meditation) on healthy volunteers will be investigated.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Differential Effects of Ethical Education, Physical Hatha Yoga, and Mantra Meditation on Well-Being and Stress in Healthy Participants-An Experimental Single-Case Study.
   Matko K, Sedlmeier P, Bringmann HC. · · 2021 · cited 15× · PMID 34421729 · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672301
2. Embodied Cognition in Meditation, Yoga, and Ethics-An Experimental Single-Case Study on the Differential Effects of Four Mind-Body Treatments.
   Matko K, Sedlmeier P, Bringmann HC. · · 2022 · cited 8× · PMID 36142006 · DOI 10.3390/ijerph191811734
3. Who Benefits Most? Interactions between Personality Traits and Outcomes of Four Incremental Meditation and Yoga Treatments.
   Matko K, Berghöfer A, Jeitler M, Sedlmeier P, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 35956171 · DOI 10.3390/jcm11154553