Investigating the effect of meditation on older people

Investigating the effect of meditation on older people - ELMEDIT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034588

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-02

Start date

2024-06-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Effect of meditation on older people

Interventions

Group 1: Two n-equals-1 studies will be conducted. For this purpose, various cardiorespiratory parameters will be measured under meditation on three measurement dates in n=1 older people (aged 70 and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Many years of meditation experience vs. no many years of meditation experience - Full capacity to consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Presence of infectious diseases (with a core body temperature of more than 38 °C) - Cardiac arrhythmia treated with medication - Cardiac pacemaker (pace maker) - Ingestion of vasoactive substances or Medication with an influence on heart rate variability, e.g. sympathomimetics, sympatholytics or tricyclic antidepressants - Bronchial asthma - insufficient understanding of the German German language - Acute diseases of the psyche and nervous system nervous system, e.g. acute suicidal tendencies, acute psychosis10 - Serious illness (e.g. end-of-life care in the context of cancer) - Insufficient mobility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Two n-equals-1 studies will be conducted. For this purpose, various cardiorespiratory parameters will be measured under meditation at three measurement dates in n=1 older people (aged 70 and over) with and n=1 older people (aged 70 and over) without many years of meditation experience. The primary target parameter is mean arterial pressure (MAD) at all time points. The aim of the study is to explore the mechanisms of action of meditation in older people based on the primary parameter and the secondary parameters.	—

Measure

Time frame

Two n-equals-1 studies will be conducted. For this purpose, various cardiorespiratory parameters will be measured under meditation at three measurement dates in n=1 older people (aged 70 and over) with and n=1 older people (aged 70 and over) without many years of meditation experience. The primary target parameter is mean arterial pressure (MAD) at all time points. The aim of the study is to explore the mechanisms of action of meditation in older people based on the primary parameter and the secondary parameters.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure (diastolic / systolic), heart rate, pulse wave velocity, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), perfusion index, pulse wave latency, carbon dioxide Co2 (inspiratory/expiratory), neurovegetative activity (parameters of the time and frequency domain of heart rate variability), electroencephalography	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan Valentini

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Interprofessionelle Versorgung

jan.valentini@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071-2980255

Outcome results

None listed

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