NCT04494737

Wellbeing, Stress Reduction and Social Cognition

A Neuroscientific Account of Embodied Ethics: Mindfulness Training Related Improvements In Moral Reasoning

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

There are many ways to improve wellbeing. This study will compare two 8-week wellbeing training programs. In addition to looking at how well the programs reduce stress and enhance wellbeing, the investigators will also ask questions about how these programs influence cognition and decision making.

Detailed description

The training programs that aim to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing differ in terms of the techniques they utilize, as well as in terms of their mechanisms of change. These different mechanisms may have different impact on cognition and decision making. The aim of the study is to compare the different programs and also explore potential mediators of changes in wellbeing.

Conditions

• Cognitive Function 1, Social

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Active Comparator: Program 1	A well-established behavioral method for reducing stress. To maintain blinding, details will be given to participants after randomization.
BEHAVIORAL	Active Comparator: Program 2	A well-established behavioral method for reducing stress. To maintain blinding, details will be given to participants after randomization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-05
• Primary completion: 2021-06-30
• Completion: 2021-08-30
• First posted: 2020-07-31
• Last updated: 2022-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States