Cognitively-Based Compassion Training and Mindfulness Attention Training Program

Cognitively-Based Compassion Training and Mindfulness Attention Training for Elementary School Students

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01592188

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-07

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2013-11-30

Last updated

2013-11-14

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Conditions

Behavioral Resilience, Biological Resilience

Keywords

meditation, inflammation, children, attention

Brief summary

This project will explore the effect of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training or mindfulness training on behavior and saliva stress hormones in elementary school-age children.

Detailed description

This project will explore the effect of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) or mindfulness training (MT) on different aspects of behavior and stress-related biology in elementary school-age children. The program will consist of 12 weeks of CBCT or MT, and various social behavioral assessments will be conducted. Participants will also provide saliva in which concentrations of stress hormones including cortisol and the inflammatory biomarkers C-reactive protein will be measured.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT)

CBCT is a 12 week program that begins by teaching mindfulness and attention. It then goes on to use new mindfulness skills to consider topics of compassion, or unbiased acceptance and compassion for all other people, both friends, unfamiliar people, and enemies.

BEHAVIORALMindfulness training

Mindfulness training will consist of 6 weeks training in mindfulness meditation.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* age 7-12 * enrollment at the Paideia School.

Exclusion criteria

* poor physical health * enrollment at a school other than the Paideia school.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Interpersonal behaviors assessed using standardized protocols of social behavior, social cognition, and empathy.	12 weeks	Assessments before and after CBCT or MT interventions will be conducted to see if these practices lead to changes in interpersonal behavior. Participants will be asked to respond to questions related to social behavior in the lab setting, with the Social Circle Task, Mind In The Eyes Task, and the Implicit Association Task.
Concentrations of stress system biomarkers in saliva	12 weeks	Assessments before and after CBCT or MT interventions will be conducted to see if these practices lead to changes in stress system activity, as measured by key biomarkers (cortisol, C-reactive protein) in saliva samples.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026