What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

May 15, 2024 updated by: Lori James, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
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.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80918
        • UCCS

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mindful Breathing
10 minute mindful breathing exercise
Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise
Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording
Sham Comparator: Control
10 minute recorded info about mindfulness
Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise
Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Response Accuracy for Naming Pictures (% correct)
Time Frame: 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.
Under 1 hour
Response Time for Naming Pictures (onset time in ms)
Time Frame: 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.
Under 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 4, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 4, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2019-049

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

There is no plan to share individual data as of now. If the study is submitted for publication to a journal that requires it, data will be made available.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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