Neuropsychological Research for Participants of an 8-Week Mindfulness Course

Elucidating the Neurological, Psychological, Physiological, and Behavioral Correlations in Participants of an 8-Week Mindfulness Course - Longitudinal Neuropsychological research of Mindfulness

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055161

Enrollment

600

Registered

2024-08-06

Start date

2024-08-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy participants or with Psychiatric disorders

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Japanese nationals aged between 18 and 70 who are participating in an 8-week mindfulness course (MBSR or MBCT).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are unable to understand the Japanese language as described in the scale. Those who have participated in the same study in the past (because one individual may take the 8wMT more than once, but the same experience, such as psychological testing, will affect the results of the analysis). Those who are unable to submit forms to be used for online psychological testing and obtaining consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in psychological indicators (especially Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Cultural Estrangement Inventory) pre- and post 8wMT intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Association between psychological tests (especially Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale) and changes in connectivity of large scale networks by resting-state fMRI pre- and post 8wMT intervention.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMorio Aki

Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Psychiatry

mindfulness.kyotouniv@gmail.com0757514947

Outcome results