What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy Aging
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise

• Registration Number: NCT06405893
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Brief 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-04
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-17
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-30
• Study Completion: 2025-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindful Breathing	Mindful breathing exercise	10 minute mindful breathing exercise
Control	Mindful breathing exercise	10 minute recorded info about mindfulness

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Response Time for Naming Pictures (onset time in ms)	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.
Response Accuracy for Naming Pictures (% correct)	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCCS; 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States