NCT06405893

What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Healthy Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful breathing exercise	Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-04
• Primary completion: 2025-03-30
• Completion: 2025-03-30
• First posted: 2024-05-09
• Last updated: 2024-05-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States