Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating

Enrolling by invitationOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

3,000

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 5, 2021

Primary Completion Date

March 25, 2025

Study Completion Date

March 25, 2025

Conditions
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Angina, StableAnxietyAsthmaAtrial FibrillationCancer BrainCancer, BreastCancer ColonCancer, LungCancer, OvarianCancer ProstateCancer SkinThroat CancerLymphomaCancer, ThyroidCancer, OtherCerebral PalsyChronic Fatigue SyndromeCluster HeadacheChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Kidney DiseasesCrohn DiseaseDeafnessDepressionDiabetesEczemaEpilepsyFibroidsFibromyalgiaHeart FailureHypertensionHyperthyroidismHypothyroidismIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)InfertilityLyme DiseaseMacular DegenerationMigraineMultiple AllergiesMultiple SclerosisOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisOvarian CystsParkinson DiseasePhantom Limb PainPsoriasisPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Rheumatoid ArthritisSjogrens DiseaseSpinal Cord InjurySpinal StenosisStrokeTension HeadacheTinnitusUlcerative Colitis
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Advanced multi-component meditation practice

The study intervention is a multi-component advanced guided meditation practice that incorporates elements of focused attention, non-dual, and loving kindness and compassion meditation techniques as well as breathwork components. The practice includes sitting, lying down, standing, and walking components and is carried out at 7-day advanced meditation retreats lead by Joe Dispenza, D.C. These retreats include lecture-based instruction and up to 35 hours of meditation practice.

Trial Locations (1)

92260

VitaMed Research, LLC, Palm Desert

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Metamorphosis, LLC

UNKNOWN

collaborator

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

lead

Tobias Moeller-Bertram

INDUSTRY