# From the Heart: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults

> **NCT06136676** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Coventry University** · enrollment: 288 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Prosocial Behavior
- Forgiveness
- Empathy
- Pain
- Attention
- Depression
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Mental Well-being

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Arm 1 - Heart-Centred Spiritual Meditation: Christian contemplation
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Arm 1 - Heart-Centred Spiritual Meditation: Islamic contemplation
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Arm 2 - Action Control: Mindfulness Meditation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06136676
- **Lead sponsor:** Coventry University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-06-06
- **Primary completion:** 2025-03
- **Final completion:** 2025-12
- **Target enrollment:** 288 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-22

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06136676

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06136676, "From the Heart: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06136676. Licensed CC0.

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