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Guided Meditation as an Adjunct to Enhance Postoperative Recovery: A Feasibility Study

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What is being tested

Meditation

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Mental Disorders+1

+ Cognition Disorders

+ Neurocognitive Disorders

Over 18 Years
+15 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2017
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Summary

Principal SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: November 28, 2017

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled study involving 30 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Investigators will test the feasibility of implementing a meditation program in the perioperative period. Patients will be randomized to one of three groups: those who complete Isha Kriya (IK) meditation before and after surgery, those who complete postoperative IK meditation only, and those who receive the standard of care with no meditation intervention. In addition to testing feasibility, the investigators will explore whether a meditation program can affect recovery after surgery. Patients enrolled will be followed postoperatively for up to one month to assess their cognitive function, pain, and sleep. Blood will also be collected for analysis of biomarkers of inflammation.

Official TitleGuided Meditation as an Adjunct to Enhance Postoperative Recovery: A Feasibility Study
NCT03198039
Principal SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

29 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Mental DisordersCognition DisordersNeurocognitive DisordersCognitive Dysfunction

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
18 years of age or older
Undergoing any of the following types of cardiac surgery: CABG with or without valve surgery (aortic and/or mitral); isolated valve surgery; isolated aortic surgery
Surgery scheduled for at least 14 days after enrollment
12 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Urgent and/or emergent surgery
Non-English speaking
Cognitive impairment as defined by total MoCA score < 10
Baseline DASS-21 depression score >10
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Meditation twice daily for at least two weeks prior to surgery and for four weeks after surgery

Group II

Experimental
Meditation twice daily for four weeks after surgery

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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