NCT01537679

Meditation to Reduce Caregiver Stress

Meditation or Relaxation Used to Reduce Stress Response and Improve Cognitive Functioning in Older Family Dementia Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether meditation will reduce stress and depressive of adult caregivers of a person with dementia.

Detailed description

This is an 8-week study to determine if meditation or listening to a relaxation CD will be effective in reducing depressive symptoms and stress, and in improving memory and cognition of caregivers who perform a daily meditation for 12 minutes a day for 8 weeks compared to caregivers listening to a relaxation CD for 12 minutes a day for 8 weeks. A second purpose of this study is to examine the role of genetic and inflammatory markers in response to listening to a relaxation CD and meditation.

Conditions

• Depression NOS
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Anxiety NOS

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Kirtan Kriya meditation	Meditation will be taught to 20 caregivers and supervised by Helen Lavretsky, M.D during their first visit. Meditation Kirtan Kriya will be performed for 12 minutes every day at the same time of the day for 8 weeks. Compliance will be monitored during visits and by daily diaries that will be reviewed at each visit.
BEHAVIORAL	Relaxation	Participants in the relaxation group will be asked to relax in a quiet place with eyes closed while listening to the music on the relaxation CD for 12 minutes every day at the same time for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2010-08-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2012-02-23
• Last updated: 2016-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States