Meditation may slow aging at cellular level, small study hints
NCT ID NCT07165795
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests whether Transcendental Meditation (TM) can improve well-being and affect telomeres—markers of cellular aging—in 30 nurse managers. Participants will learn TM over 4 days and attend follow-up sessions, while researchers measure stress, burnout, and telomere length. The goal is to see if a simple meditation practice can reduce stress and potentially slow aging in a high-pressure job.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transcendental Meditation (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to reduce stress and slow cellular aging in high-stress workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no blinding or control for placebo effects. Results may not apply to other groups or prove causation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Nurse managers within the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS); * Stable for at least two months on any prescribed medications (for example, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications) Exclusion Criteria: * prior instruction in the TM technique
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Sarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
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