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The Effect of Meditation Applied to Elderly Individulas on Sleep Quality and Psychological Well- Being

NCT06746987 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Turkey tracker
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2025-01-27
Last updated
2024-12-24

Condition(s) studied

Sleep Quality and Psychological Well- Being

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Meditation

Meditation: After the appropriate sample group for the research is created, study and control groups will be determined. Firstly, randomization of the study and control groups in the research will be done by an independent researcher on the randomizer.org website. Secondly, the Pitsburg Sleep Quality Scale and PERMA test will be applied to the study and control groups as a pre- test. Thirdly, theta healing meditation will be applied to the study group for 4 weeks, 2 days a week, 15- 30 minutes a day. After the 4 week meditation practice is completed with the study group, a final test will be given to the study and control groupsthe Pitsburg Sleep Quality Scale and PERMA test will be applied as the final test.

Study summary

It is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of theta healing meditation technique on sleep quality and psychological well- being of elderly individuals.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
65 Years
Max age
95 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria: * Written and verbal permission was obtained to participate in the research, Able to communicate in Turkish, Those aged 65 and over, Those who signed the informed consent form to participate in the research, Having a Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score of 24 points and above, No perception disorder, Without psychological medical diagnoses, Those without hearing problems will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Standarzide Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score below 24 points, Having a perception disorder, Those with psychological medical diagnoses, Having hearing problems, Cannot communicate in Turkish, Those who have any health problems during the application process, Those who cannot continue the research for any reason, Those who want to leave the research with their own consent will not be included in the research.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • The effect of theta healing meditation on sleep quality will be evaluated with the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale. — The change before theta healing meditation and after 4 weeks of meditation lasting 15- 30 minutes, 2 days a week.
    The Pittsburg Sleep Quality, which examines the individual' s sleep quality in the last month, consists of 24 items. 24 items in the scale; It consists of 19 self- report questions answered by the individual and five questions answered or spouse and are not included and are not included in the scoring instructions and are used only for clinical information. Self- report questions included in the scoring consist of 7 components. These components; It provides information about subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency sleep disturbance, use of sleeping pills, and daytime sleep dysfunction. Each question is evaluated with a number from 0 to 3. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 21. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates that sleep quality is poor.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Turkey, Mersin University Mersin Turkey (Türkiye)
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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