Lowering Stress Levels of Women in Lebanon (TML)

Maharishi International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Happiness; Self Efficacy; Resilience; Stress

Treatments: Other: Stress reduction class (online); Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05836129

30-62050-3816

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the experiences of women who learn the TM technique to those who do not. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Do women in rural Lebanon who practice the TM technique experience lower stress levels compared to those who do not.
2. Do women in rural Lebanon who practice the TM technique experience increased happiness, self-efficacy, and resilience levels compared to those who do not.

Participants will:

• complete baseline surveys

• be divided into experimental and active-control groups

• those in the experimental group will learn the TM technique, the control group will be offered an online didactic course on stress reduction

• both groups will complete post-test surveys at the end of 1 and 3 months

  • Researchers will compare experimental and control groups to see if the intervention effects stress levels.

Full description

Methods: We will measure the effects of TM on 62+ women of the Chouf region of Lebanon using the following measures: Perceived Stress Scale, Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale, New General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Arabic Scale of Happiness. This is a randomized controlled trial with an experimental group and an active wait-list control group.

Measurements will be taken at baseline (pre-test) and at 1 and 3 months post-test.

Enrollment: 109 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Females living in the Chouf region of Lebanon between the ages of 18-95.

Exclusion Criteria: Anyone: not female, under 18 or over 95, not in sound mental condition.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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109 participants in 2 patient groups

TM Group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention used for this group is instruction in the Transcendental Meditation practice. It is a four day course of instruction with 1.5 hours of instruction over four consecutive days, followed by an additional 1.5 hours of instruction ten days later.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice

Active Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be offered an online stress reduction course consisting of two 20-60 minute classes for the first month of the trial.

Treatment:

Other: Stress reduction class (online)