Health Condition 1: N186- End stage renal disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Meditation + Standard care: The intervention in this study is a mantra-based meditation along with standard care. Each session will roughly be 15 minutes twice a day. The experimental g
Sponsors
Dr Ashween Bilagi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with CKD and undergoing dialysis 2. Those who have given informed consent for completing the study 3. Those who are mentally and physically fit up to a minimum level to understand and perform the practices will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with a history of substance abuse, psychotic illnesses, and those on therapy for psychotic illness. 2. Other chronic conditions, such as recent stroke and post-coronary artery bypass grafting. 3. Recent abdominal surgeries. 4. Solid organ or bone marrow transplant. 5. Active malignancy in the last 2 years. 6. Palpitations or dyspnoea at rest or asymptomatic only when resting. 7. Pregnant women. 8. Those who are currently on immunosuppressive drug therapy. 9. Those with an expected life expectancy of less than 1 year. 10. Those with vocal cords or speech problems. 11. Those with exposure to yoga and meditation in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability Health-Related Quality of LifeTimepoint: Data collection will be done first at baseline on the 0th day. Intervention will be given from day 1 to day 30. Post-data collection will be done on the 31st day. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived stress levels Level of mindfulnessTimepoint: Data collection will be done first at baseline on the 0th day. Intervention will be given from day 1 to day 30. Post-data collection will be done on the 31st day. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ashween Bilagi
Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed