What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Healthy Aging

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06405893

2019-049

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindful Breathing

Experimental group

Description:

10 minute mindful breathing exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

10 minute recorded info about mindfulness

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise