Meditation may ease life with tough epilepsy
NCT ID NCT04687904
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether mindfulness meditation training can improve quality of life and brain activity in people with refractory epilepsy (seizures that don't respond to drugs). 37 participants (patients and healthy volunteers) took part in meditation sessions. The main goal was to see if quality-of-life scores changed after 3 months.
What this could mean
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Active substance
mindfulness meditation training
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to improve quality of life for people with hard-to-treat epilepsy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 37 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on quality of life, not seizure reduction, and meditation may not help all patients.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Rennes, 35033, France