Dissecting De-automatization

NCT ID: NCT03456505

Last Updated: 2018-10-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 53 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-08-15
• Study Completion Date: 2018-07-01

Brief Summary

The proposed study will assess the effects of mindfulness meditation training on an eye blink conditioning (EBC) task in a sample of novice meditators. This methodology will allow investigation of whether mindfulness interrupts classical conditioning through the process of de-automatization. Implicit learning rates, as reflective of unconscious habit formation and measured by the frequency of conditioned responses during the EBC, will be a main outcome of interest. The proposed study will also assess the effects of mindfulness meditation training on an emotion regulation (ER) task, with a specific focus on reappraisal of negative images and savoring of positive images.

Conditions

Mindfulness

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Mindfulness

Participants randomly assigned to the mindfulness meditation condition will meet for five, 15-minute sessions, in which they will receive training in basic mindfulness skills (Wallace, 2006).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Meditation Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A researcher will guide participants through 5 mindfulness meditations, each lasting 11 minutes in length.

Active Listening

Participants randomly assigned to the active listening condition will meet for five, 15-minute sessions, in which they will listen to Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selborne.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active Listening

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A researcher will read participants 5 selections from The Natural History of Selborne, each lasting 11 minutes in length.

Interventions

Mindfulness Meditation Training

A researcher will guide participants through 5 mindfulness meditations, each lasting 11 minutes in length.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Active Listening

A researcher will read participants 5 selections from The Natural History of Selborne, each lasting 11 minutes in length.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18-60,

2. willingness to participate in study interventions and assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior experience with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, or Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, or a history of meditation practice,

2. Learning disability, significant memory problems or significant attentional disruptions as determined by self-report,

3. History of head injury resulting in loss of consciousness.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Adam Hanley

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

IRB_00088540

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id