State effect of short-term meditation on meditation novices: A neuroscientific study

State effect of short-term meditation on meditation novices: A neuroscientific study - State effect of short-term meditation on neural bases

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000035016

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-11-27

Start date

2018-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy Adults

Interventions

Su-soku meditation Sham meditation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthy 20-30 age right-handed Japanese adults who are inexperienced of meditation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Person with a history of mental illness Pregnant Left-handed person Person with meditation experience

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in cognitive function and functional connectivity before and after meditation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The Two-Dimensional Mood Scale Quality of meditation Degree of mind wandering The Stanford Sleepiness Scale Effort of meditation Mindful Attention Awareness Scale the Mind Wandering Questionnaire Big Five Scale Raven's advanced progressive matrix test Epistemic Curiosity Scale The trust scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShigeyuki Ikeda

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University Ubiquitous Sensing

shigeyuki.ikeda.e2@tohoku.ac.jp022-717-7988

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026