Sahaj Samadhi meditation vs a Health Enhancement Program in improving late-life depression severity and executive function: study protocol for a two-site, randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Recent estimates suggest an 11% prevalence of current late-life depression (LLD) and a lifetime prevalence of 16-20%. LLD leads to cognitive disturbance as well as a nearly two to three times increased risk of dementia. We conducted a recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) which demonstrated that Sahaj Samadhi meditation (SSM), an easy-to-implement, meditation-based augmentation strategy, led to higher rates of symptom remission when compared to treatment as usual (40.0 vs 16.3%; odds ratio, 3.36; 95% CI 1.06-10.64; p = 0.040). Here we present a protocol describing a two-site, blinded, RCT, comparing an SSM arm to an active-control arm - a Health Enhancement Program (HEP) intervention - in their ability to reduce depressive symptoms and improve executive functioning, among sev

SUBMITTER: Peckham SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6814044 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature