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N/ACompleted· 37 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Compassion Meditation (CM) +1 morebehavioral
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A Proof of Concept and Feasibility Trial of Compassion Meditation for PTSD

Veterans Medical Research Foundation·interventional·Posted Feb 26, 2015·Updated Sep 5, 2018

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Compassion Meditation (CM) and Relaxation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Completed, enrolled 37 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The goal of this project is to refine an existing compassion meditation protocol for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to examine the safety and feasibility of this approach and to collect data to make initial estimates of efficacy.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedFeb 26, 2015
Enrollment StartFeb 1, 2015
Primary CompletionDec 1, 2017
Study CompletionJun 1, 2018
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 2.8 yearsPosted 11.3 years ago

Interventions

Compassion Meditation (CM)behavioral

Compassion meditation is a meditative practice focused on the wish that others and the self may be free of suffering. Because this particular form of meditation has been shown to elicit positive emotion and feelings of connection with other people, it is uniquely well suited to addressing PTSD, which is characterized by strong negative affect, deficits in positive emotion and social connectedness.

Relaxationbehavioral

Relaxation Training is selected as the control condition because it is a good match for nonspecific aspects of the meditative practice (e.g., attention, support, contact with a mental health provider) and it is structurally similar to meditation (e.g., restful, in session and at home exercises).