The Relaxation vs. Retreat Study
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Official title
The Effect of a Short Term Meditation Retreat on Markers of Cellular Stress and Aging
Brief summary
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The purpose of this research study is to examine whether a short term meditation intervention can improve health, mood, and biological markers of cellular stress and aging in novice and experienced meditators compared to controls.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01857830
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 96 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Meditation Retreat Behavioral
- Active Comparator Relaxation Group Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 30 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2013
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2013
- Last update posted
- Aug 20, 2013
2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopra Center for Wellbeing | Carlsbad | California | 92009 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 20, 2013 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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