What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

Healthy Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06405893
• Other study ID #: 2019-049
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 4, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy Aging

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindful breathing exercise
Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UCCS	Colorado Springs	Colorado

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Response Accuracy for Naming Pictures (% correct)	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
Primary	Response Time for Naming Pictures (onset time in ms)	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