A Study of Meditation as a Treatment for Epilepsy

Treatment of Epilepsy by Meditation and Cultivation of Emotional Balance

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00370929

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-01

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2016-07-22

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Conditions

Epilepsy

Brief summary

Epileptic seizures may occur at times of stress and commonly increase life stress. This study will evaluate whether meditation improves seizure control and quality of life for individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy.

Detailed description

Individuals who have uncontrolled epilepsy commonly experience disability, depression, anxiety and injuries from seizures. For such individuals, ideal treatments should improve quality of life through control of seizures and improved emotional state. Meditation with cultivation of emotional balance is known to improve emotional state and may also benefit seizure control in some individuals. In this study, individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy will receive detailed training in meditation to determine whether the training leads to improvements in seizure control and various measures of emotion and quality of life.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMeditation

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 6 or more seizures per month * ability to participate in meditation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Seizure frequency	20 weeks
Quality of Life	20 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mood	20 weeks
Affect	20 weeks
Anxiety	20 weeks
Sleep quality	20 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026