Comparing spiritual and secular meditation in healthy adults
Part of Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how two kinds of meditation—spiritual (Christian or Muslim) and secular (non-religious)—affect your mind, body, emotions, and social life. If you are a healthy Christian or Muslim adult who prays weekly, this could help researchers understand which type of meditation may work best for people like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You can read, speak, and understand English.
- You are willing to be randomly assigned to any meditation group, but your religion decides whether you get Christian or Islamic meditation.
- You consider yourself a Christian or Muslim and pray at least once a week.
- You do not have any current mental health condition or take medication for it.
- You do not have any long-term serious physical illness (like liver, brain, kidney disease) or conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart problems.
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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