Meditation vs health education for vision loss and caregivers
Part of Brain & nervous system, Eyes & vision clinical trials.
This trial compares meditation training versus health education for people with permanent age-related vision loss and, if you choose, their caregivers. It looks at whether meditation can improve mood and anxiety and help with daily coping through guided online sessions and home practice.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You (or your caregiver) are affected by permanent age-related vision loss, and you want to join and consent.
- Your age is 60–85 if you are the patient, or 18–85 if you are the caregiver; you must be able to participate in English without an interpreter.
- You must be able to hear and follow spoken instructions, and you can sit independently for 30 minutes.
- You should have mild mood or anxiety symptoms: either a depression symptom score above a set cutoff (CES-D) or an anxiety symptom score above a set cutoff (HADS-A).
- You (and/or your caregiver) must join all online training sessions: 4 initial sessions plus at least 6 follow-ups through Microsoft Teams, and do about 33 minutes of daily home practice.
- You should not have significant untreated mental health issues (like bipolar, psychosis, or major depression at a high level) and you must not have recent substance misuse.
- You cannot have dementia (memory thinking test score below a cutoff), a recent serious medical event in the last 6 months, or a terminal illness expected to last under 12 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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