Brief Trainings to Buffer Against Acute Stress Effects

NCT ID: NCT02214264

Last Updated: 2019-05-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

172 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of several brief trainings based on contemplative practices and positive psychology to buffer against the negative effects that acute stress has on behavior and cognitive abilities. The investigators hypothesize that training will buffer against negative effects of acute stress.

Detailed Description

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Participants will be taught a stress reducing training (breath awareness, loving kindness practice, gratitude exercise) and will practice using this technique for 10-15 minutes. Following this, all participants will undergo the Cold Pressor Task (CPT) for up to 3 minutes.

Before and after these tasks, participant data related to attention, working memory, self regulation, affect, and prosociality will be collected.

Conditions

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Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Loving-Kindness training

Participants receive Loving-Kindness meditation training for approximately 12 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Loving-Kindness meditation training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves guided reflections and intentions related to feeling loving-kindness towards the self and others.

Breath Awareness training

Participants receive Breath Awareness meditation training for approximately 12 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breath Awareness meditation training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves guided awareness focused on sensations of breathing.

Gratitude training

Participants will receive Gratitude training for approximately 12 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Gratitude

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves reflections of gratitude for people, events, and things in one's life.

Control

Participants write and then think about the physical space in which they live (i.e., their home) for approximately 12 minutes.

Group Type OTHER

Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will write and then think about the physical space in which they live (i.e., their home) for approximately 12 minutes.

Interventions

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Loving-Kindness meditation training

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves guided reflections and intentions related to feeling loving-kindness towards the self and others.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Breath Awareness meditation training

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves guided awareness focused on sensations of breathing.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Gratitude

Participants undergo training for approximately 12 minutes. Training involves reflections of gratitude for people, events, and things in one's life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants will write and then think about the physical space in which they live (i.e., their home) for approximately 12 minutes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* undergraduate psychology recruitment pool

Exclusion Criteria

* non-native English speakers, pregnant women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stacey Schaefer

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Goldberg SB, Flook L, Hirshberg MJ, Davidson RJ, Schaefer SM. Brief breath awareness training yields poorer working memory performance in the context of acute stress. Cogn Emot. 2021 Aug;35(5):1009-1017. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2021.1878113. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33509056 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MLK2014

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2014-0572

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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