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Does Transcendental Meditation improve psychological wellbeing in healthcare students

A pilot study to investigate the acceptability and potential efficacy of Transcendental Meditation on psychological wellbeing in healthcare students in a rural Indian tertiary-care hospital. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081804
Enrollment
33
Registered
2025-03-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Transcendental Meditation (TM): The participants from TM will receive 5 days of instruction. During Session 1, participants will receive introductory information regarding TM. Session 2

Sponsors

SMSIMSR, Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fulltime healthcare students (medical and paramedical) 2. 18 years or older 3. Willing to complete both baseline and post-testing 4. Willing to dedicate the time required to learn the TM technique and practicing it twice daily for 20 minutes each time

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility and acceptability of TMTimepoint: Baseline and 3-months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in the scores to measure psychological distress viz. i) The DASS-21 ii) WHO-5 Well-Being Index Timepoint: Baseline and 3-months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shruti Niraj

Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

shruti.niraj@smsimsr.org9901729001

Outcome results

None listed

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