Healthy Aging
Conditions
Keywords
Aging, Mindfulness, Speech Production
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindful breathing exercise
Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Response Accuracy for Naming Pictures (% Correct) | Under 1 hour | Percent of valid trials on which correct object names were provided will be computed. The measure was designed for use in this study. |
| Response Time for Naming Pictures (ms) | Under 1 hour | Mean response onset time for valid trials on which correct object names were provided will be computed. The measure was designed for use in this study. |
Countries
United States
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | — |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 18 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 18 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 34 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 5 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 36 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Asian | 3 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American | 1 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race | 2 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) White | 83 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United States | 44 participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 32 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 9 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 46 | 0 / 44 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 46 | 0 / 44 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 46 | 0 / 44 |
Outcome results
None listed