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Brain Age and Sleep Architecture in Meditators
Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Summary
This is a single-center, cross-sectional study that will recruit approximately fifty seven (57) meditators and fifty one (51) controls. Individuals that have learned at least the Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya practice and live in Massachusetts will be mailed a DREEM EEG device, and a sleepimage ring. Participants will be asked to wear the two devices while sleeping for three consecutive weekday nights (Sunday night to Thursday night) and two weekend nights (Friday and Saturday nights). While meditating during the day, participants will only wear the DREEM EEG headband. Participants will also undergo neurocognitive tests from the NIH toolbox during one virtual visit via video call. Meditators who join the study will be asked to invite a control subject to the study, matched for age and comorbidities.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
108
Start Date
2022-11-10
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-09-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
DREEM EEG Device
The DREEM EEG device will be used to measure brain age.
SleepImage Ring
The SleepImage ring uses plethysmography to analyze sleep architecture and cardiopulmonary coupling.
Locations (1)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre
Boston, Massachusetts, United States