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| Florida International University | OTHER |
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The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness.
Preksha Meditation Research: The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness. The investigators will compare the data received from prior study to analyze their performance before and after. The investigators will also compare this data with control group data, to assess potential improvements as a benchmark. Analyse the EEG data to investigate its impact on brain. Further analyze their blood cells if they show any epigenetic changes. Data analysis team will be blinded for no identifiers are available.
METHOD AND PROCEDURES:
The data analysis will be undertaken by experts and will be blinded. The data currently is only de-identified.
The data which is already collected from the research "Effect of Preksha Meditation (Green color and Buzzing Meditation) on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students with a Control Group" will be analyzed. The data is related to students having practiced minimum 3 guided 25 minute sessions per week in a controlled environment. The control group did not meditate for those weeks when they enrolled in the program.
The intervention the subjects received was as follows:
Experimental group 3 days per week Sessions: 5 minutes: Relaxation and Review of Meditation Practices 10 minutes: Mahapraan Meditation 10 minutes: Green color meditation Begin in stages
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| color meditation | Experimental | only color meditation |
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| Sound meditation | Experimental | Only sound mediation |
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| Color and sound combined meditation | Experimental | Combined group |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Only control group |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| meditation | Other | meditation effect assessment using assessment tools. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cognitive skills assessment using Connor's CPT test | Affect, short term memory, inattention, | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pulmonary function using actual lung capacity test | Spirometry | 8 weeks |
| Transcriptomics and epigenetics | Upregulation and transcriptional profiling using fold change |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Prior experience with meditation.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Devendra Mehta, M.D., M. SC. | Head, Translational Research | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Florida International University | Miami Beach | Florida | 33199 | United States | ||
| Orlando Regional Medical Center |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22389788 | Background | Mehta S, Mehta V, Mehta S, Shah D, Motiwala A, Vardhan J, Mehta N, Mehta D. Multimodal behavior program for ADHD incorporating yoga and implemented by high school volunteers: a pilot study. ISRN Pediatr. 2011;2011:780745. doi: 10.5402/2011/780745. Epub 2011 Aug 11. | |
| Background | Pragya SU, Cordoba G, Chiu R, Mehta N, Johnson P, Mehta DI, Mehta N. Can The Cognitive Parameters Of College Students With Learning Disabilities Benefit From Using Mahapraan, A Breathing Based Preksha Meditation. Journal of College Teaching & Learning 2014; 11, 4 Epub | ||
| 42064595 |
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De-identified summary data
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| ID | Term |
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| D019122 | Meditation |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026443 | Spiritual Therapies |
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prospective convenience controlled study
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| 8 weeks |
| Orlando |
| Florida |
| 32806 |
| United States |
| Derived |
| Abomoelak B, Kapoor N, Schreck M, Pragya SU, Pragya SC, Mehta N, Bozelli JC Jr, Shanmuganathan M, Kroezen Z, Britz-Mckibbin P, Uddin P, Veeramachaneni P, Mehta N, Prather R, Mehta A, Mehta D. Preksha Dhyana meditation modulates the serum metabolome in healthy and meditation-naive participants. Front Mol Biosci. 2026 Apr 15;13:1741802. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1741802. eCollection 2026. |
| 36749149 | Derived | Pragya SU, Pragya SC, Griswold AJ, Gu E, Mehta ND, Uddin P, Veeramachaneni P, Mehta N, Mehta D, Abomoelak B. Preksha Dhyana Meditation Effect on the DNA Methylation Signature in College Students. J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Apr;29(4):224-233. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0713. Epub 2023 Feb 7. |
| 33746830 | Derived | Pragya SU, Mehta ND, Abomoelak B, Uddin P, Veeramachaneni P, Mehta N, Moore S, Jean-Francois M, Garcia S, Pragya SC, Mehta DI. Effects of Combining Meditation Techniques on Short-Term Memory, Attention, and Affect in Healthy College Students. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 5;12:607573. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.607573. eCollection 2021. |
| D012064 |
| Relaxation Therapy |
| D001521 | Behavior Therapy |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |