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Effects of meditative chanting and listening to OM on brain activity

EEG changes during silent repetition and passive listening to OM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/11/038073
Enrollment
50
Registered
2021-11-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Silent repetition of OM and VOX and passive listening to OM: (i) Silent repetition of OM (ii)Silent repetition of VOX (iii) Passive listening to OM chanting (iv) Listening to meaning

Sponsors

Patanjali Research Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adults (Based on semi-structured interview) 2. Age range 20-40 years 3. Willingness to practice repetition and listening to OM

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Having any type of skin allergy 2. Consumption of tobacco/alcohol/caffeine 3. Intake of medication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Electroencephalography 2. Heart rate variability 3. Rate of respiration 4. Blood pressure 5. Skin resistanceTimepoint: (i) Before the intervention [5 minutes] (ii) During the intervention [18 minutes] (iii) After the intervention [5 minutes]—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Flow Short Scale 2. Visual Analogue ScaleTimepoint: (i) After the intervention;1. Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory-s 2. The Brief Mood Introspective Scale Timepoint: (i) Before the intervention (ii) After the intervention—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShirley Telles

Patanjali Research Foundation

office@prft.in9897963254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026