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Studying the Impact of Meditation on Brain Activity and Heart Health in College Students Under Academic Stress

EFFECT OF MEDITATION ON P300 AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN UNDERGRADUATES UNDERGOING ACADEMIC WORKLOAD - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093783
Enrollment
40
Registered
2025-08-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Meditation: ISHA KRIYA Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr SUTHIMA A K
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male healthy undergraduate medical students. 2. Age between 18 to 25 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects already practicing meditation. 2. Subjects with any auditory deficit or attentional impairment. 3. Subjects on any medication or herbal remedy. 4. History of any major illness, particularly psychiatric, neurological, cardiac or respiratory disorders. 5. Recent history of exposure to a neurotoxic agent like heavy metals or abuse of illicit drugs. 6. History of alcohol intake and smoking.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean improvement in the amplitude and latency of P300 after practicing meditation post academic workload.Timepoint: Baseline and six weeks.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean improvement in heart rate variability after practicing meditation caused by academic workload.Timepoint: Baseline and six weeks.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr SUTHIMA A K

Maulana Azad Medical College

swamidoctor@gmail.com9999000993

Outcome results

None listed

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