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NCT00663585 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Intensive Meditation and Migraines: Effects on Health and Well Being

A NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
36
Enrollment target

NCT00663585: Completed NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

NCT00663585 is a NA study that has completed, run by Johns Hopkins University. The registered enrollment target is 36 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00663585, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
36 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Participants completing training in intensive meditation and continuing frequent practice for one year would experience reduced frequency, duration and severity of headaches along with improved awareness of the triggers of their symptoms, improved quality of life and mental health, improved heart rate variability, and reduced inflammation.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Vipassana Meditation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 36 participants
Start Date 2008-04
Est. Completion 2014-06
Phase NA
Johns Hopkins University

1,448 total trials

What the finished NCT00663585 record still lists

NCT00663585 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 36 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Vipassana Meditation is the first listed.

NCT00663585 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00663585 about?

NCT00663585 is a clinical study titled "Intensive Meditation and Migraines: Effects on Health and Well Being". Participants completing training in intensive meditation and continuing frequent practice for one year would experience reduced frequency, duration and severity of headaches along with improved awareness of the triggers of their symptoms, improved quality of life and mental health, improved heart ra...

What is the current status of trial NCT00663585?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 36 participants. The study started on 2008-04. Estimated completion is 2014-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00663585?

The interventions under investigation include: Vipassana Meditation (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00663585?

This trial is sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, which has 1,448 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00663585's enrollment target sits among peer trials

36 1541st of 2000 higher than 437 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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