Effects of spiritual mantram repetition on HIV outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.
Bormann JE, Gifford AL, Shively M, Smith TL, Redwine L, Kelly A, Becker S, Gershwin M, Bone P, Belding W. · Journal of behavioral medicine · 2006 · Randomized controlled trial
Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
Among 93 adults living with HIV, mantram repetition improved trait anger and selected spiritual-wellbeing measures relative to an attention-control programme.
Recorded limitations
Benefits were outcome-specific. Associations between practice frequency and improvement are observational within the trial and do not establish a dose-response effect or an HIV disease-modifying benefit.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- trust Factor
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- jadad
- status
- unassessed
- score
- Not recorded
- evidence
- intervention
- Mantram repetition programme
- comparator
- Attention control
- evidence Type
- Clinical or experimental outcomes
- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/mfn6d9vx · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/16847590
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
Topics and recorded topic scores
- key
- language:i
- title
- Mantra meditation: cognition, creativity, mental health and cardiovascular outcomes
- collection
- language
- trust Score
- 2
Citation snapshot and identifiers
- id
- pmid-16847590
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- 10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- pmid
- 16847590
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- count
- 64
- source
- Europe PMC
- retrieved At
- 2026-10-26
- url
- https://europepmc.org/article/MED/16847590
- citations By Collection
- language
- 64
Complete approved library record
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- pmid-16847590
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- doi:10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
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- None recorded
- title
- Effects of spiritual mantram repetition on HIV outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.
- journal
- Journal of behavioral medicine
- neurotransmitters
- None recorded
- year
- 2006
- authors
- Bormann JE, Gifford AL, Shively M, Smith TL, Redwine L, Kelly A, Becker S, Gershwin M, Bone P, Belding W.
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- identity Conflict
- Not recorded
- doi
- 10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- pmid
- 16847590
- urls
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
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language
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Clinical & self-report
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- None recorded
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- 1
- quotes
- None recorded
- summary
- Among 93 adults living with HIV, mantram repetition improved trait anger and selected spiritual-wellbeing measures relative to an attention-control programme.
- limitation
- Benefits were outcome-specific. Associations between practice frequency and improvement are observational within the trial and do not establish a dose-response effect or an HIV disease-modifying benefit.
- citation Count
- 64
- citation Snapshot
- count
- 64
- source
- Europe PMC
- retrieved At
- 2026-10-26
- url
- https://europepmc.org/article/MED/16847590
- study Design Assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- citations By Collection
- language
- 64
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- Effects of spiritual mantram repetition on HIV outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Journal of behavioral medicine
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- 2006
- authors
- Bormann JE, Gifford AL, Shively M, Smith TL, Redwine L, Kelly A, Becker S, Gershwin M, Bone P, Belding W.
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- urls
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- doi
- 10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- pmid
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Clinical & self-report
- citation Count
- 64
- citation Snapshot
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- 64
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- Europe PMC
- retrieved At
- 2026-10-26
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- study Design Assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
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- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
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- intervention
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- Attention control
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- Clinical or experimental outcomes
- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/mfn6d9vx · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/16847590
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- summary
- Among 93 adults living with HIV, mantram repetition improved trait anger and selected spiritual-wellbeing measures relative to an attention-control programme.
- limitation
- Benefits were outcome-specific. Associations between practice frequency and improvement are observational within the trial and do not establish a dose-response effect or an HIV disease-modifying benefit.
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- publication Key
- doi:10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
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- Attention control
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- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16847590/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9063-6
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/mfn6d9vx · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/16847590
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
- jadad
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