NCT06934330Active, not recruiting
Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression
Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression Randomized Control Cross-over Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness and Energized water Practice works to improve Unipolar Depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the subjective symptoms of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the clinical symptoms and signs of Unipolar Depression in adults? * Will any improvement in the John Ware's SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 and in the Beckman Anxiety Inventory (BAI) -21 in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness and energized water practices to their values at six weeks of practice and control groups. Participants will: * be randomized into practice and control groups * complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point, and at the 12-weeks time point * practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy for a minimum of thirty minutes daily and energized water practice for a minimum of five minutes daily.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 11 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 10 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Sha Research Foundation
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT06934330
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 10 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Treatment with highly potent neuroleptics
Other illness
- Bipolar disorders, schizophrenia (psychosis)
- Serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)
Other
- Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
- Unwillingness to participate in data gathering
- Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily individual mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes
- Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation.
- There is no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 19 and over with a primary diagnosis as one Unipolar depression according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 criteria is present and diagnosed by a licensed physician.
- Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements
- Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information
- Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation
- Willingness to practice the daily mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes and follow the study protocol
Age in the registry: 19 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satori Family Wellness Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kahului | United States | Unknown status |
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