Transcendental meditation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning: A pilot, randomized controlled trial with young adults
Klimes-Dougan, Bonnie; Chong, Li Shen; Samikoglu, Ali; Thai, Michelle; Amatya, Palistha; Cullen, Kathryn R.; Lim, Kelvin O. (2020). Transcendental meditation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning: A pilot, randomized controlled trial with young adults. Stress, 23(1), 105–115.
Pilot randomized controlled trial of 34 young adults assigned to eight weeks of Transcendental Meditation training or a wait-list control, examining hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning.
- Year
- 2020
- Journal
- Stress
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (3)
Biochemical
Thirty-four young adults were randomized to eight weeks of Transcendental Meditation training or a wait-list control in this pilot trial.
TM program · Randomized controlled trial
Results suggest TM may help regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning, with changes extending beyond the practice period itself.
TM program · Randomized controlled trial
Response to Stress
The authors note the small pilot sample limits generalization and call for replication in larger randomized trials.
TM program · Randomized controlled trial