Virtual Health Education vs Meditation in Irreversible Age-Related Vision Loss Patients and Their Caregivers
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Caregiver Burnout
- Depression
- Quality of Life
- Sleep
- Vision; Disorder, Loss
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Patients will undergo 1:1:1 randomization to Sahaj Samadhi Meditation or Health Enhancement Program or Treatment as Usual, stratified by gender. Twenty-five irreversible age-related vision loss patients and their 25 caregivers will be assigned, on a rolling basis, in the three groups.Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Participants will be blinded to the treatment hypothesis, while investigators and treating clinicians will be additionally blinded to the intervention.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 85 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Through a high-quality, single-blind, three-arm mixed-method pilot feasibility study using randomized treatment assignment, the study team will assess two new innovative interventions, Sahaj Samadhi Meditation (SSM) and Health Enhancement Program (HEP), both delivered virtually, to augment clinical ...
Through a high-quality, single-blind, three-arm mixed-method pilot feasibility study using randomized treatment assignment, the study team will assess two new innovative interventions, Sahaj Samadhi Meditation (SSM) and Health Enhancement Program (HEP), both delivered virtually, to augment clinical care of patients with irreversible age-related vision loss (IARVL), with the goal of enhancing mental health and quality of life (QOL) for patients and/or their caregivers. Participants will be blinded to the treatment hypothesis, while investigators and treating clinicians will be additionally blinded to the intervention. Both SSM and HEP will be taught over 4 consecutive days in similar sized groups (10 patients and/or their 10 caregivers) followed by weekly reinforcement sessions for subsequent 11 weeks. Self-rated questionnaires will be used to collect data on quality of life and mental health symptoms at 0-week and 12-week follow-up
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04583748
- Collaborators
- The Art of Living Foundation
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Akshya Vasudev, MD London Health Sciences Centre Principal Investigator: Cindy Hutnik, MD, PhD St. Joseph's Healthcare London
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