Time, Touch, Attention and the Autonomic Nervous System
NCT ID: NCT01428674
Last Updated: 2018-08-15
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
20 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-02-28
2011-06-30
Brief Summary
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Previous research has found that mindfulness meditation, including mindful compassion, results in autonomic changes in the practitioner. Emerging neuroscience of dyadic interactions suggests that through the effects of mirror neuron isopraxis, one person's physiologic state may be mirrored by another. However, no research has directly evaluated the impact of one person's mindful compassion on another person's autonomic activity. This study paves the way for an entirely new avenue of research inquiry.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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10 minutes reading
Reading while extending loving kindness
The practitioner sits in a room with the participant, pretending to read, while extending loving kindness to the participant.
20 minutes touch
Interpersonal Mindful Compassion with Touch
A practitioner lightly touches the participant on the hands, arms, shoulders, lower legs and feet while extending loving kindness to the participant.
20 minutes reading
Reading while extending loving kindness
The practitioner sits in a room with the participant, pretending to read, while extending loving kindness to the participant.
10 minutes touch
Interpersonal Mindful Compassion with Touch
A practitioner lightly touches the participant on the hands, arms, shoulders, lower legs and feet while extending loving kindness to the participant.
Interventions
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Interpersonal Mindful Compassion with Touch
A practitioner lightly touches the participant on the hands, arms, shoulders, lower legs and feet while extending loving kindness to the participant.
Reading while extending loving kindness
The practitioner sits in a room with the participant, pretending to read, while extending loving kindness to the participant.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
40 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Wake Forest University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Kathi J Kemper, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
References
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Kemper KJ, Shaltout HA. Non-verbal communication of compassion: measuring psychophysiologic effects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011 Dec 20;11:132. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-132.
Other Identifiers
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IRB00015699
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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