Impact of Meditation on Improving Quality of Life Among Glaucoma Patients: A Study Protocol.
Jason Sheng, Brian Edward Yu, Maggie S Y Fong, Cindy Hutnik, Monali S Malvankar-Mehta
Patient related outcome measures 2025 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s535666 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Glaucoma patients at least 75 years of age |
| Intervention | Online meditation program |
| Duration | 12-week intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Eye disease Feasibility study Pilot study |
| Key findings | This is a study protocol; no results are reported. |
Abstract
The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of administering an online meditation program compared to usual care to glaucoma patients to improve mental health outcomes such as quality of life, depression, anxiety, and sleep quality. The secondary objective of this study is to improve mental health outcomes among glaucoma patients. This is a study protocol for a 12-week randomized control trial employing a mixed methods design. Glaucoma patients will be recruited from the Ivey Eye Institute in St. Joseph's Hospital Center. Eligible patients will include glaucoma patients of at least 75 years of age. Consented participants will be randomized to an online meditation group or usual care group in blocks of 4, or 2 per arm. Patients assigned to the online meditation group will undergo guided meditation sessions led by a meditation instructor via Microsoft Teams. Patients randomized to the usual care arm will undergo their usual glaucoma treatment. All study questionnaires including feasibility metrics, SF-12, CES-D, HADS-A and PSQI will be administered to both treatment groups at week 1, week 3, week 6, and week 12. Following study conclusion, feasibility metrics will be sent to participants in the intervention arm. In addition, patients randomized to the usual care arm will be given the opportunity to enroll in the meditation program after the 12 week study period, but no data will be collected. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to assess the feasibility of administering an online meditation intervention to glaucoma patients. If the findings from this study demonstrate positive results in favor of the treatment, this will be used to justify larger clinical trials and eventually, the integration of online meditation into the standard of care for glaucoma patients.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
Citations in the library
Cites 8
- Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation on Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease Archives of Internal Medicine June 12, 2006
- Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Intraocular Pressure and Trabecular Meshwork Gene Expression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Ophthalmology March 2021
- Meditation enhances brain oxygenation, upregulates BDNF and improves quality of life in patients with primary open angle glaucoma: A randomized controlled trial Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience October 29, 2018
- Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Intraocular Pressure, Lowers Stress Biomarkers and Modulates Gene Expression in Glaucoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of glaucoma September 25, 2018
- Being Present: A single-arm feasibility study of audio-based mindfulness meditation for colorectal cancer patients and caregivers. PLoS One 2018
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