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40 studies (71 claims)
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Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| length of lifetime daily meditation practice | Increases - positively correlated with | parietal-occipital EEG gamma power during NREM sleep | Human | long-term meditators (LTM) of Buddhist meditation practices | Not specified (lifetime practice ~8700 mean hours). | Experienced mindfulness meditators exhibit higher parietal-occipital EEG gamma activity during NREM sleep.cited 69× |
| meditation training | Increases - increased | parietal-occipital EEG gamma power during NREM sleep | Human | long-term meditators (LTM) of Buddhist meditation practices | Not specified (lifetime practice ~8700 mean hours). | Experienced mindfulness meditators exhibit higher parietal-occipital EEG gamma activity during NREM sleep.cited 69× |
| designed meditation module | Increases - improvement in | quality of sleep | Human | primary hypertensive patients (PHP) | 5 days a week | Designing a meditation module to affect etiological and preventive factors in primary hypertensive patients-A pilot study.cited 1× |
| meditation-based therapy | Decreases - had lower sleep quality scores | sleep quality scores | Human | individuals with chronic neuropathy of various etiologies | Not specified | Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| VR-based meditation | Increases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | deep sleep quality | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Increases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | sleep efficiency | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Increases - experienced better sleep quality | sleep quality | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Increases - effectively enhances sleep quality | sleep quality | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Increases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | subjective sleep quality | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Decreases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | wakefulness after sleep onset | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| ward noise management and meditation training | Increases - improving | sleep quality | Human | stroke rehabilitation patients | Not specified | Effect of Ward Noise Management Combined with Meditation Training on Stroke Rehabilitation Patients.cited 1× |
| yogic relaxation, pranayama, and meditation | Increases - improved significantly | Quality of sleep | Human | GBS patients | 15 sessions over 3 weeks (1 hour/session, 5 days/week). | "Effect of pranayama and meditation as an add-on therapy in rehabilitation of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome--a randomized control pilot study".cited 22× |
| Meditation awareness training (MAT) | Increases - demonstrated significant and sustained improvements | sleep quality | Human | Adults with FMS | Not specified (8-week program, daily meditation time was a predictor but exact frequency/duration not detailed). | Meditation awareness training for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.cited 46× |
| Meditation awareness training (MAT) | No effect - non-attachment partially mediated treatment effects | sleep quality | Human | Adults with FMS | Not specified (8-week program, daily meditation time was a predictor but exact frequency/duration not detailed). | Meditation awareness training for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.cited 46× |
| Meditation and mindfulness skills | Increases - led to improved | sleep | Human | people with diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease | Not specified (six-week meditation and mindfulness intervention). | A mixed-methods pilot study of the acceptability and effectiveness of a brief meditation and mindfulness intervention for people with diabetes and coronary heart disease.cited 22× |
| Relaxation Response Meditation Training (RRMT) | Decreases - lower frequency of sleep medication | frequency of sleep medication | Human | high-visualizers intervention group (HI group) | Twice a week for 4 weeks (total of 8 sessions). | Vividness of visual imagery is associated with the effect of relaxation response meditation training in elderly people with nonorganic insomnia: A randomized, double-blind, multi-center clinical trial.cited 1× |
| Relaxation Response Meditation Training (RRMT) | Decreases - shorter sleep latency | sleep latency | Human | high-visualizers intervention group (HI group) | Twice a week for 4 weeks (total of 8 sessions). | Vividness of visual imagery is associated with the effect of relaxation response meditation training in elderly people with nonorganic insomnia: A randomized, double-blind, multi-center clinical trial.cited 1× |
| therapeutic meditation | Increases - showed a higher ratio of positive outcomes | sleep | Human | patient-participants | Not specified | Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials.cited 8× |
| 8-week mindfulness meditation mobile app-Calm | No effect - no significant effects | sleep disturbance | Human | college students with elevated stress | At least 10 minutes of meditation per day using the Calm app. | Efficacy of the Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App "Calm" to Reduce Stress Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 198× |
| meditation | Increases - was also improved | sleep | Human | patients with a history of >4 muscle cramps in the prior month | Not specified | The RELAX randomized controlled trial: Stretching versus meditation for nocturnal muscle cramps.cited 2× |
| meditation | No effect - have insufficient evidence | sleep-wake disturbance (SWD) | Human | cancer patients | Not available | Sleep-Wake Disturbance: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Management in Patients With Cancer.cited 23× |
| Cyclic meditation (CM) | Increases - has been found to be effective | quality of sleep | Human | healthy volunteers, type-2 diabetic patients, alcohol dependents, and caregivers for special needs children | Not specified | Cyclic Meditation and Sleep Quality: A Review.cited 1× |
| Cyclic meditation (CM) | Increases - could be tentatively considered as a beneficial practice to improve | sleep | Human | — | Not specified | Cyclic Meditation and Sleep Quality: A Review.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness meditation (MM) training | Increases - improved | self-reported and objectively measured polysomnographic (PSG) sleep profiles | Human | depressed individuals who had achieved at least partial remission with ADM, but still had residual sleep complaints | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves polysomnographic and subjective sleep profiles in antidepressant users with sleep complaints.cited 47× |
| Mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - is associated with increases in | both objectively and subjectively measured sleep continuity | Human | ADM users | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves polysomnographic and subjective sleep profiles in antidepressant users with sleep complaints.cited 47× |
| consumer-based mobile meditation application (app) | Decreases - was significantly less | sleep disturbance | Human | outpatient obstetric and gynecology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic | Not specified (prescribed mobile meditation app for 30 days). | Mindfulness Effects in Obstetric and Gynecology Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 25× |
| consumer-based mobile meditation application (app) | Decreases - was significantly less | sleep disturbance | Human | outpatient obstetric and gynecology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic | Not specified (prescribed mobile meditation app for 30 days). | Mindfulness Effects in Obstetric and Gynecology Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 25× |
| virtually delivered mind-body program integrating tai chi, qigong, and meditation (VDTQM) | Increases - resulted in small to moderate improvements | sleep quality | Human | adults with LBP | 60-minute live online group classes, twice weekly for 12 weeks. | A Tai chi and qigong mind-body program for low back pain: A virtually delivered randomized control trial.cited 1× |
| virtually delivered mind-body program integrating tai chi, qigong, and meditation (VDTQM) | Increases - experienced statistically significant improvement | sleep quality | Human | adults with LBP | 60-minute live online group classes, twice weekly for 12 weeks. | A Tai chi and qigong mind-body program for low back pain: A virtually delivered randomized control trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - was associated with | changes in objectively measured polysomnographic (PSG) sleep profiles | Human | individuals with partially remitted depression | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed) | Polysomnographic and subjective profiles of sleep continuity before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in partially remitted depression.cited 74× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - is associated with | increases in objectively measured arousal during sleep | Human | individuals with partially remitted depression | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed) | Polysomnographic and subjective profiles of sleep continuity before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in partially remitted depression.cited 74× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - is associated with | simultaneous improvements in subjectively reported sleep quality | Human | individuals with partially remitted depression | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed) | Polysomnographic and subjective profiles of sleep continuity before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in partially remitted depression.cited 74× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - was associated with | slow-wave sleep | Human | individuals with partially remitted depression | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed) | Polysomnographic and subjective profiles of sleep continuity before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in partially remitted depression.cited 74× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - was associated with | stage 1 sleep | Human | individuals with partially remitted depression | 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course (specific frequency not detailed) | Polysomnographic and subjective profiles of sleep continuity before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in partially remitted depression.cited 74× |
| Mindfulness Meditation (MM) | Decreases - were lower than in the SHE group | mean sleep disturbance symptoms | Human | cancer survivors with clinically significant self-reported sleep disturbance | Three sessions, once per week. | Investigating efficacy of two brief mind-body intervention programs for managing sleep disturbance in cancer survivors: a pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 68× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - a lower | Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score | Human | patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) | Various regimens reported (type, duration, schemes, and ingredients not fully unified). | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - no significant difference | Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores | Human | patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) | Various regimens reported (type, duration, schemes, and ingredients not fully unified). | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
| Mindfulness Meditation (MM) | Increases - improved | self-reported sleep | Human | cancer survivors with self-reported sleep disturbance | Three sessions, once per week for three consecutive weeks. | Reduction in salivary α-amylase levels following a mind-body intervention in cancer survivors--an exploratory study.cited 39× |
| Mindfulness Meditation (MM) | No effect - explore the effectiveness | sleep | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | The chronic pain skills study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and pain education in Veterans.cited 18× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - highlights the potential | sleep and cognitive health | Human | older adults | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Sleep Disturbances Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - significantly improves | sleep quality | Human | individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Sleep Disturbances Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - improving less | sleep disturbance | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - had better outcomes | sleep disturbances | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - had better outcomes | sleep duration | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - had better outcomes | sleep efficiency | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - had better outcomes | sleep onset latency | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - had better outcomes | sleep quality | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - can effectively improve | sleep quality | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - improved more significantly | total score of sleep quality | Human | patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease | Mindfulness meditation (specific dosage not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - had no significant effects | sleep efficiency | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - significant effects were found | sleep efficiency | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - had no significant effects | sleep onset latency | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - significant effects were found | sleep onset latency | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - significantly improved | sleep quality | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - significant effects were found | sleep quality | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - may mildly improve | some sleep parameters | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - had no significant effects | total sleep time | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - had no significant effects | wake after sleep onset | Human | patients with insomnia | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 115× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - greater reductions | sleep problems | Human | cancer survivors assessed for sOT | Interventions were conducted in 3 sessions, once per week for 3 weeks. | An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Mind-Body Interventions Targeting Sleep on Salivary Oxytocin Levels in Cancer Survivors.cited 29× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - improved | sleep quality | Human | participants | Daily mindfulness meditation exercises (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Physical activity, mindfulness meditation, or heart rate variability biofeedback for stress reduction: a randomized controlled trial.cited 118× |
| online mindfulness meditation intervention | Decreases - reported lower | sleep problems | Human | experimental subjects | Not specified | Online meditation training for people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial.cited 46× |
| neuro-meditation | Increases - improves | sleep quality | Human | long COVID patients | Ten 30-minute sessions over five weeks. | Positive Impacts of a Four-Week Neuro-Meditation Program on Cognitive Function in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 29× |
| meditation-based mind-body interventions (MBIs) (Mindfulness, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Qigong) | Increases - significant improvement | sleep quality | Human | older adults with poor sleep quality | Not specified | The Effect of Meditation-Based Mind-Body Interventions on Older Adults with Poor Sleep Quality: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) audio recordings | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | sleep disturbance | Human | individuals with MS and fatigue | Access to mindfulness meditation audio recordings (specific frequency not detailed). | Hypnosis and mindfulness audio recordings for reducing fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled study. |
| average weekly minutes of meditation practice time | Increases - was associated with improved | sleep quality | Human | mindfulness group | Not specified | Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Weight-Loss Intervention on Sleep Quality Among Adults with Obesity: Data from the SHINE Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 14× |
| meditation as adjuvant therapy | Increases - revealing improvements | sleep quality | Human | patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) | Vaishvanara Agni meditation (VAM) (specific dosage not detailed). | Role of Meditation as Adjuvant Therapy on Gastrointestinal Quality of Life among Individuals with Functional Dyspepsia in an Outpatient Setting: A Randomized Pilot Trial. |
| meditation programs | No effect - low evidence of no effect or insufficient evidence of any effect | sleep | Human | diverse adult clinical populations | Not specified. | Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 1,019× |
| virtual reality-based mindfulness and relaxation meditation | Increases - significantly improved | subjective sleep quality | Human | patients admitted to the ICU | 20-minute virtual reality-based mindfulness and relaxation meditation before bedtime. | Effects of Virtual Reality Meditation on Sleep and Delirium in ICU Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| virtual reality-based mindfulness and relaxation meditation | No effect - showed no significant differences | total sleep time | Human | patients admitted to the ICU | 20-minute virtual reality-based mindfulness and relaxation meditation before bedtime. | Effects of Virtual Reality Meditation on Sleep and Delirium in ICU Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Brief mindfulness meditation (BMM) | Increases - improved | sleep efficiency | Human | college students with high suicidal ideation | Not specified | The Effect of Brief Mindfulness Meditation on Suicidal Ideation, Stress and Sleep Quality.cited 12× |
| Brief mindfulness meditation (BMM) | Decreases - showed significant decrease | sleep latency | Human | college students with high suicidal ideation | Not specified | The Effect of Brief Mindfulness Meditation on Suicidal Ideation, Stress and Sleep Quality.cited 12× |
| 12-week PA and meditation intervention | Increases - Significant improvements were found | sleep duration | Human | Spanish university students | Six meditation sessions (yoga and mindfulness) over 12 weeks (frequency not specified). | Healthy Pills: A Physical Activity and Meditation Program to Enhance Mental Health and Well-Being in Spanish University Students. |
| iRest meditation training | Decreases - demonstrated improvements | sleep impairment | Human | older adults | 2-day retreat followed by 20 minutes of daily home practice (guided meditations for iRest, music for vacation) for 6 weeks. | iRest Meditation for Older Adults with Depression Symptoms: A Pilot Study.cited 16× |
| guided imagery meditation | Increases - improved | quality of sleep | Human | patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery | Not specified | Effect of Guided Imagery Meditation During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Reducing Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 7× |