What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

NCT ID: NCT06405893

Last Updated: 2024-05-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-04
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-30

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to learn more about how mindful breathing might be related to the ability to produce names for pictured objects. Participants will engage with an exercise about mindful breathing or an auditory presentation and then name pictured objects as quickly as they can. They will also complete some surveys and other measures and wearing equipment on their finger to monitor their heart rate throughout the study. Participation will take approximately 1 hour.

Detailed Description

This study is being conducted to learn more about how mindful breathing might be related to the ability to produce names for pictured objects. Up to 200 participants between ages 18-35 or 60-80 who are native, fluent speakers of English will engage with an exercise about mindful breathing or an auditory presentation. They will then name pictured objects as quickly as they can. Sessions will be audio recorded for later scoring. Participants will also complete demographics forms, a vocabulary test, and a measure of their current anxiety. Those over age 60 will also complete a cognitive function assessment. Participants will be wearing equipment on their finger to monitor their heart rate throughout the study. Participation will take approximately 1 hour.

Conditions

Healthy Aging

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Mindful Breathing

10 minute mindful breathing exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindful breathing exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Control

10 minute recorded info about mindfulness

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Mindful breathing exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Interventions

Mindful breathing exercise

Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Ages 18-35 or 60-80
• Fluent English speaker

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 18 years old
• Between ages 36-59
• Older than age 80
• Not a fluent English speaker

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lori James

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

UCCS

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2019-049

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id