Effect of an 18-Month Meditation Training on Regional Brain Volume and Perfusion in Older Adults

Author:

Chételat Gael1,Lutz Antoine2,Klimecki Olga3,Frison Eric4,Asselineau Julien4,Schlosser Marco56,Arenaza-Urquijo Eider M.17,Mézenge Florence1,Kuhn Elizabeth1,Moulinet Inès1,Touron Edelweiss1,Dautricourt Sophie1,André Claire1,Palix Cassandre1,Ourry Valentin1,Felisatti Francesca1,Gonneaud Julie1,Landeau Brigitte1,Rauchs Géraldine1,Chocat Anne1,Quillard Anne1,Devouge Eglantine Ferrand189,Vuilleumier Patrik3,de La Sayette Vincent10,Vivien Denis111,Collette Fabienne12,Poisnel Géraldine1,Marchant Natalie L.5,ALLAIS Florence13,ANDRÉ Claire13,ARENAZA URQUIJO Eider M13,ASSELINEAU Julien13,BAEZ LUGO Sebastian13,BATCHELOR Martine13,BEAUGONIN Axel13,BEJANIN Alexandre13,CHAMPETIER Pierre13,CHÉTELAT Gaël13,CHOCAT Anne13,COLLETTE Fabienne13,COUERON Roxane13,DAUTRICOURT Sophie13,DE FLORES Robin13,DE LA SAYETTE Vincent13,DELAMILLIEURE Pascal13,DELARUE Marion13,DEZA ARAUJO Yacila13,FELISATTI Francesca13,FERRAND DEVOUGE Eglantine13,FRISON Eric13,GARNIER CRUSSARD Antoine13,GHEYSEN Francis13,GONNEAUD Julie13,HEIDMANN Marc13,HUONG TRAN (DOLMA) Thien (Titi)13,JESSEN Frank13,KLIMECKI Olga13,KROLAK SALMON Pierre13,KUHN Elizabeth13,LANDEAU Brigitte13,LE DU Gwendoline13,LEFRANC Valérie13,LUTZ Antoine13,MARCHANT Natalie13,MEZENGE Florence13,MOLINUEVO Jose Luis13,MOULINET Inès13,OURRY Valentin13,PALIX Cassandre13,PALY Léo13,POISNEL Géraldine13,POLETTI Stefano13,QUILLARD Anne13,RAUCHS Géraldine13,REHEL Stéphane13,REQUIER Florence13,SALMON Eric13,SANCHEZ Raquel13,SCHIMMER Corinne13,SCHLOSSER Marco13,SCHWIMMER Christine13,SHERIF Siya13,TOURON Edelweiss13,VANHOUTTE Matthieu13,VIVIEN Denis13,VUILLEUMIER Patrik13,WALLET Cédrick13,WARE Caitlin13,WIRTH Miranka13,

Affiliation:

1. Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders (PhIND), Institut Blood and Brain @ Caen-Normandie, Cyceron, France

2. Lyon Neuroscience Research Center INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France

3. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland

4. EUCLID/F-CRIN Clinical Trials Platform, INSERM, CHU Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, CIC1401-EC, Bordeaux, France

5. Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom

6. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

7. Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Fundación Pasqual Maragall, Barcelona, Spain

8. Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Department of General Practice, Rouen, France

9. Rouen University Hospital, CIC-CRB 1404, F 76000, Rouen, France

10. CHU Caen-Normandie, Department of Neurology, Caen, France

11. CHU Caen-Normandie, Department of Clinical Research, Caen, France

12. GIGA-CRC, In Vivo Imaging, Université de Liège and Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research, Liège, Belgium

13. for the Medit-Ageing Research Group

Abstract

ImportanceNo lifestyle-based randomized clinical trial directly targets psychoaffective risk factors of dementia. Meditation practices recently emerged as a promising mental training exercise to foster brain health and reduce dementia risk.ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of meditation training on brain integrity in older adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAge-Well was a randomized, controlled superiority trial with blinded end point assessment. Community-dwelling cognitively unimpaired adults 65 years and older were enrolled between November 24, 2016, and March 5, 2018, in France. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to (1) an 18-month meditation-based training, (2) a structurally matched non-native language (English) training, or (3) no intervention arm. Analysis took place between December 2020 and October 2021.InterventionsMeditation and non-native language training included 2-hour weekly group sessions, practice of 20 minutes or longer daily at home, and 1-day intensive practices.Main Outcomes and MeasuresPrimary outcomes included volume and perfusion of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insula. Main secondary outcomes included a global composite score capturing metacognitive, prosocial, and self-regulatory capacities and constituent subscores.ResultsAmong 137 participants (mean [SD] age, 69.4 [3.8] years; 83 [60.6%] female; 54 [39.4%] male) assigned to the meditation (n = 45), non-native language training (n = 46), or no intervention (n = 46) groups, all but 1 completed the trial. There were no differences in volume changes of ACC (0.01 [98.75% CI, −0.02 to 0.05]; P = .36) or insula (0.01 [98.75% CI, −0.02 to 0.03]; P = .58) between meditation and no intervention or non-native language training groups, respectively. Differences in perfusion changes did not reach statistical significance for meditation compared with no intervention in ACC (0.02 [98.75% CI, −0.01 to 0.05]; P = .06) or compared with non-native language training in insula (0.02 [98.75% CI, −0.01 to 0.05]; P = .09). Meditation was superior to non-native language training on 18-month changes in a global composite score capturing attention regulation, socioemotional, and self-knowledge capacities (Cohen d, 0.52 [95% CI, 0.19-0.85]; P = .002).Conclusions and RelevanceThe study findings confirm the feasibility of meditation and non-native language training in elderly individuals, with high adherence and very low attrition. Findings also show positive behavioral effects of meditation that were not reflected on volume, and not significantly on perfusion, of target brain areas.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02977819

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Subject

Neurology (clinical)

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