NCT05115240

The Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Emotional Responses and the Moderating Role of Interoception

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Philipps University Marburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study examines the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention (body scan) on emotional responses (e.g., affect, heart rate variability (HRV)) compared to an active control group. Another aim is to assess whether the effects of the mindfulness intervention can be augmented by optimizing positive expectations. The moderating role of interception on the mindfulness intervention's effects will also be examined.

Detailed description

This 3-armed study examines the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention (audio-guided body scan) on emotional responses (e.g., affect, and heart rate variability (HRV)) compared to an active control group (listening to an audio-book). Another aim is to assess whether the effects of the mindfulness intervention can be augmented by optimizing positive expectations. The moderating role of interception (i.e., interoceptive accuracy as assessed by the Schandry task) on the mindfulness intervention's effects will also be examined.

Conditions

• Healthy Participants

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Body Scan	The body scan intervention aims to raise one's awareness of one's own body. It is considered a relaxation, meditation or mindfulness intervention. During the body scan participants will walk through his or her body by focusing their mind on specific body parts without analyzing, judging or reacting.
OTHER	Audio-book	Participants listen to an audio book for the same amount of time as the body scan groups

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-01
• Primary completion: 2021-11-30
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2021-11-10
• Last updated: 2024-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany