[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"leadSponsorName\":\"Sha Research Foundation\",\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:":106},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,3,0,[8,48,77],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":18,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":22,"briefSummary":24,"conditions":25,"keywords":27,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":36,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":37,"startDateStruct":40,"completionDateStruct":42,"leadSponsor":44,"locationsCount":47},"100587895","effect-of-tao-calligraphy-meditation-and-energized-water-on-depression-100587895",false,"NCT06934330","Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression","Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression Randomized Control Cross-over Study","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age 19 and over with a primary diagnosis as one Unipolar depression according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 criteria is present and diagnosed by a licensed physician.\n* Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements\n* Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information\n* Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation\n* Willingness to practice the daily mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes and follow the study protocol\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria\n* Bipolar disorders, schizophrenia (psychosis)\n* Treatment with highly potent neuroleptics\n* Unwillingness to participate in data gathering\n* Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily individual mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes\n* Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation.\n* Serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)\n* There is no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.","ALL","19 Years",{"count":19,"type":20},50,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[23],"NA","The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness and Energized water Practice works to improve Unipolar Depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the subjective symptoms of Unipolar Depression in adults?\n* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the clinical symptoms and signs of Unipolar Depression in adults?\n* Will any improvement in the John Ware's SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 and in the Beckman Anxiety Inventory (BAI) -21 in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness and energized water practices to their values at six weeks of practice and control groups.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* be randomized into practice and control groups\n* complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point, and at the 12-weeks time point\n* practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy for a minimum of thirty minutes daily and energized water practice for a minimum of five minutes daily.",[26],"Unipolar Depression",[26,28,29,30,31,32,33,34],"Well-being","SF 36 Quality of life questionnaire","PHQ-9 questionnaire","Tao Calligraphy","Healing Art","Chinese Calligraphy","BAI-21 Beckman Anxiety Inventory","RECRUITING","2026-04-22",{"date":38,"type":39},"2026-04-28","ACTUAL",{"date":41,"type":39},"2022-02-10",{"date":43,"type":20},"2027-01-10",{"name":45,"class":46},"Sha Research Foundation","OTHER",1,{"id":49,"slug":50,"hasResults":11,"nctId":51,"briefTitle":52,"officialTitle":53,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":54,"healthyVolunteers":55,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":56,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":57,"briefSummary":58,"conditions":59,"keywords":63,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":36,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":71,"startDateStruct":72,"completionDateStruct":74,"leadSponsor":76,"locationsCount":47},"100577849","the-effects-of-mindfulness-practice-with-tao-art-love-peace-harmony-calligraphy-and-song-on-well-being-100577849","NCT06803641","The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being","The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study","Inclusion criteria\n\n* Age 19 and over\n* Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements\n* Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information\n* Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation\n* Willingness to practice the daily mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes and follow the study protocol\n\nExclusion criteria\n\n* Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria\n* Unwillingness to participate in data gathering\n* Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily individual mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes\n* Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation.\n* Serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)\n* There is no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.",true,{"count":19,"type":20},[23],"The Effects of Mindfulness Practice with Tao Art (\"Love Peace Harmony\" Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study\n\nThe goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice works to improve Well-being. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice improve these three aspects of well-being in adults: (1) Perceived Stress, (2) the Social Connectedness, and (3) Peace of Mind?\n* Will any improvement in the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Social Connectedness Scale (SCS), and the Peace of Mind Scale (PMS) in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness practices to their values at three months of practice and control groups.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* be randomized into practice and wait-list control groups\n* complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 3-months time point, and at the six-months time point\n* practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy and Tao Song for a minimum of thirty minutes daily",[60,61,62],"Social Connectedness","Peace of Mind","Stress",[28,64,65,66,67,68,69,31,70,32,33],"Quality of life","Perceived Stress Scale","Social Connectedness Scale","Peace of Mind Scale","Randomization","Wait-list","Love Peace Harmony",{"date":38,"type":39},{"date":73,"type":39},"2025-04-05",{"date":75,"type":20},"2030-12-31",{"name":45,"class":46},{"id":78,"slug":79,"hasResults":11,"nctId":80,"briefTitle":81,"officialTitle":82,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":83,"healthyVolunteers":55,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":84,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":85,"briefSummary":86,"conditions":87,"keywords":90,"overallStatus":97,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":98,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":99,"startDateStruct":101,"completionDateStruct":103,"leadSponsor":105,"locationsCount":47},"100613017","effect-of-subtle-energy-transmission-and-tao-calligraphy-mindfulness-practice-on-mitochondrial-dna-in-peripheral-blood-leukocytes-100613017","NCT07261111","Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes","Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age 19 and over\n* Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements\n* Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information\n* Healthy or Ill, with the exception of genetic illnesses and cancer (for which treatments could negatively impact measurement) and serious mental disorders (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis),\n* Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation.\n* Willingness to practice the daily calligraphy meditations and follow the protocol.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria\n* Bipolar disorders, other serious mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, psychosis), genetic illnesses (primarily affected chromosomes), and cancer (treatment could negatively impact telomere during research period)\n* inability to sign consent and follow instructions\n* Unwillingness to participate in data gathering\n* Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily calligraphy meditations\n* Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation. (to avoid any, at current time unknown, potential negative effect of the study on the fetus).\n* There are no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.",{"count":19,"type":20},[23],"The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a subtle energy transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice works to improve mitochondrial DNA. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice improve mitochondrial DNA content in peripheral blood leucocytes in adults?\n* Will this improvement of mitochondrial DNA content in peripheral blood leucocytes be statistically significant? Researchers will compare the values of mitochondrial DNA content in peripheral blood leucocytes at beginning of the mindfulness practices to the values at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months of practice group.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* have blood samples will drawn at accredited institutions and analyzed for Mitochondrial DNA content in Leucocytes upon entry into the study - Baseline time point; at 3-months time point, at six-months time point and at twelve-months time point.\n* All participants will complete the set of 3 questionnaires upon entry into the study - Baseline time point; at 3-months time point, at six-months time point and at twelve-months time point.\n* Practice the Mindfulness with Tao Calligraphy minimum 30 minutes daily.",[88,89],"Mitochondrial DNA","Quality of Life",[91,31,92,32,93,94,95,88,96,64],"Mitochondrial-to-nuclear genome ratio","Mindfulness Practice","Healing Song","Meditation","SF-36 Questionnaire","Mitochondrial DNA content","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-04-21",{"date":100,"type":39},"2026-04-23",{"date":102,"type":20},"2026-07-02",{"date":104,"type":20},"2031-12-31",{"name":45,"class":46},""]