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ArticleBJPsych open2016

A training programme involving automatic self-transcending meditation in late-life depression: preliminary analysis of an ongoing randomised controlled trial.

Akshya Vasudev, Amanda Arena, Amer M Burhan, Emily Ionson, Hussein Hirjee, Pramudith Maldeniya, Stephen Wetmore, Ronnie I Newman

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Article in BJPsych open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. It is linked to trial NCT02149810 (Automatic Self-transcending Meditation), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02149810 nacompletednot on this map

Automatic Self-transcending Meditation (ASTM) Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual (TAU) in Late Life Depression: Implications for Cardiovascular Health and Cross-fertilization Across Different Levels of Care.

TypeinterventionalSponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph'sRan2014 to 2017Enrolled95ConditionsMajor Depressive DisorderArmsAutomatic Self Transcending Meditation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Effectiveness of Mantra-Based Meditation on Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Akshya Vasudev, MBBS, MD, MRCPsych, Divisions of Geriatric Psychiatry and Clinical Pharmacology, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Amanda Arena, PhD, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Amer M Burhan, MD, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Emily Ionson, HBSc, DCTM, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Hussein Hirjee, MMath, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Pramudith Maldeniya, MD, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Stephen Wetmore, MD, Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ronnie I Newman, EdM, CAS, Art of Living Foundation, Canada; Nova Southeastern University Lifelong Learning Institute, Davie, FL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Late-life depression affects 2-6% of seniors aged 60 years and above. Patients are increasingly embracing non-pharmacological therapies, many of which have not been scientifically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate a category of meditation, automatic self-transcending meditation (ASTM), in alleviating symptoms of depression when augmenting treatment as usual (NCT02149810). The preliminary results of an ongoing single-blind randomised controlled trial comparing a training programme involving ASTM with a wait-list control indicate that a 12-week ASTM programme may lead to significantly greater reductions in depression and anxiety severity. As such, ASTM may be an effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of late-life depression. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: R.I.N. is Director of Research and Health Promotion for the Art of Living Foundation, Canada and supervised the staff providing ASTM training. COPYRIGHT AND USAGE: © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

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PMID27703774
PMCPMC4995575

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