Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can meditation rewire brain networks? scientists scan for answers

NCT ID NCT05020301

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study uses brain scans to investigate how meditation alters brain networks and fluid flow. Healthy adults interested in meditation will listen to guided audio instructions while undergoing MRI. The goal is to understand the brain's functional changes during meditation, not to test a treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
guided meditation audio
What this could lead to
If this works, it could reveal how meditation alters brain function and fluid dynamics, potentially informing mental health therapies.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage observational study with no treatment outcome. Results may not apply to all meditators or lead to direct benefits.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2020

Finished

Dec 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * A sufficient level of education to understand study procedure and be able to communicate with site personnel. * 18-60 years old. * Interested in meditation. * No metal or electronic implants in the body; no prosthesis (metal braces, dentures, etc.); no claustrophobia; no tattoos, piercings, etc.; no makeup on the day of the experiment. * Right-handed. Exclusion Criteria: * The participant has a contraindication to MRI examination, such as claustrophobia. * The participant is physically unfit for MRI, such as having a metal implant. * The participant has a history of neurological or psychiatric disorders, or is taking any chronic medications that may interfere with the experiment.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Meditation are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Meditation Mindfulness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.