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National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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Information provided by: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00379210 |
The purpose of this study is to examine behavioral and neural changes resulting from Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT), and to use this knowledge in advancing our understanding of the mechanisms of attention.
Condition | Intervention |
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Attention |
Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT) Behavioral: Nutrition Education course |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Basic Science, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Neural Effects of Mindfulness Training on Attention |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
Study Start Date: | September 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | November 2007 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Meditation training group
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Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT)
8-week training course in mindfulness meditation
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2: Active Comparator
Nutrition education group
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Behavioral: Nutrition Education course
8-week course in nutrition
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Mindfulness Meditation Training (MMT) has been used successfully to decrease stress, pain, and adverse health symptoms in a varied subject population. MMT has been described as "paying attention in a particular way." Although attention is a key component of meditation, little is known about the cognitive and neural changes within the human attention system that result from MMT. In this study, we examine the effects of MMT on the human attention system using behavioral, functional MRI (fMRI) and event-related potential (ERP) measures. Here MMT comprises participation in a Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) course, while the comparison group participates in a nutrition education course, both 8 weeks long. We compare the performance and neural activity of these groups both before and after participation in the course.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 40 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Principal Investigator: | Amishi P Jha, Ph.D. | University of Pennsylvania |
Study ID Numbers: | R21 AT002761-01A1, 10012037 |
Study First Received: | September 20, 2006 |
Last Updated: | November 6, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00379210 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board; United States: Federal Government |
Attention ERP event-related potentials fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging |
MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Mindfulness Meditation Training MMT |
Stress |