Effect of Preksha Meditation on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness.

Detailed Description
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Preksha Meditation Research: The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness. The investigators will compare the data received from prior study to analyze their performance before and after. The investigators will also compare this data with control group data, to assess potential improvements as a benchmark. Analyse the EEG data to investigate its impact on brain. Further analyze their blood cells if they show any epigenetic changes. Data analysis team will be blinded for no identifiers are available. METHOD AND PROCEDURES: The data analysis will be undertaken by experts and will be blinded. The data currently is only de-identified. The data which is already collected from the research Effect of Preksha Meditation (Green color and Buzzing Meditation) on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students with a Control Group will be analyzed. The data is related to students having practiced minimum 3 guided 25 minute sessions per week in a controlled environment. The control group did not meditate for those weeks when they enrolled in the program. The intervention the subjects received was as follows: Experimental group 3 days per week Sessions: 5 minutes: Relaxation and Review of Meditation Practices 10 minutes: Mahapraan Meditation 10 minutes: Green color meditation Begin in stages 0 - 2 Weeks: Teach technique and carry out 15 minutes meditation sessions. 2 - 9 Weeks: Increment meditation sessions to a length of 25 minutes. 5 minutes: Review of meditation experience and collection of information

Official Title
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Effect of Preksha Meditation (Green Color and Buzzing Meditation) on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students With a Control Group

Conditions
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Inattention and Memory, Affect

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: meditation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Healthy individuals No prior experience in meditation Exclusion Criteria: Prior experience with meditation. health issues. Alcohol Smoking.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: prospective convenience controlled study
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: color meditation<br>only color meditation | Other: meditation<br>* meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.<br>|
| Experimental: Sound meditation<br>Only sound mediation | Other: meditation<br>* meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.<br>|
| Experimental: Color and sound combined meditation<br>Combined group | Other: meditation<br>* meditation effect assessment using assessment tools.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Only control group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cognitive skills assessment using Connor's CPT test | Affect, short term memory, inattention, | 8 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pulmonary function using actual lung capacity test | Spirometry | 8 weeks | 
| Transcriptomics and epigenetics | Upregulation and transcriptional profiling using fold change | 8 weeks |