NCT04078464

Affective and Cognitive Responses to Acute Bouts of Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training

Affective and Cognitive Responses to Acute Bouts of Aerobic Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, and Combined Exercise and Meditation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the benefits of mindfulness training during an acute bout of physical activity. We will compare the combination of mindfulness training and physical activity to mindfulness training alone and physical activity alone in three 20 minute sessions.

Detailed description

We will investigate whether mindfulness training during a single bout (20 minutes) of physical activity influences ratings of perceived exertion, feeling states and physiological response (blood pressure and heart rate) during physical activity. Changes in affect and cognitive function pre- and post- physical activity bout will also be assessed. The effects of mindfulness training during an acute bout of physical activity will be compared to mindfulness training alone and acute physical activity alone. This research will contribute to larger questions of how to increase rates of physical activity in the general population and make physical activity more enjoyable.

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mindfulness Training Alone	Participants will lie down and listen to a pre-recorded guided mindfulness meditation for 36 minutes.
OTHER	Acute Physical Activity Alone	Physical activity will include a 6 minute stretching session, 1 minute transition to treadmill, 3 minute warm up at a participant chosen pace on the treadmill, 20 minutes of walking at a moderate pace at target heart rate, 3 minute cool down at 2.0-2.5 mph, 1 minute transition off treadmill and 2 minutes of stretching.
OTHER	Acute Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training Together	Participants will listen to a pre-recorded mindfulness meditation which will guide them through a 6 minute stretching session, 1 minute transition to treadmill, 3 minute warm up at a participant chosen pace on the treadmill, 20 minutes of walking at a moderate pace at target heart rate, 3 minute cool down at 2.0-2.5 mph, 1 minute transition off treadmill and 2 minutes of stretching.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-26
• Primary completion: 2019-11-15
• Completion: 2019-11-15
• First posted: 2019-09-06
• Last updated: 2019-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States