Can meditation with brain feedback lift depression?
NCT ID NCT06675240
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 10-session meditation practice combined with real-time brain feedback to help ease depression. Twenty-seven adults with moderate depression will participate. The goal is to see if this approach can improve mood and reduce symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- meditative neurofeedback (breath-focused meditation with real-time brain connectivity feedback)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug option to help reduce depression symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be reliable or generalizable.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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