Differential Effect of Four Mindfulness Exercises

NCT02191553 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PI13/0129
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mindfulness can be considered as a family of complex attentional and emotional regulation strategies that promote the cultivation of well-being and emotional balance. The practice of mindfulness produces the development of a consciousness that unfolds moment to moment, open and unprejudiced in the present moment, here and now. Despite its extensive benefits, the practice of mindfulness requires a significant commitment in time and effort, which limits the potential for its dissemination. The studies to narrow the differential effects of the various exercises based on mindfulness, will further enhance their effectiveness and they can guide the practice sequence according to user needs. In this paper we will research mindfulness electroencephalographic correlates of as four different exercise programs included in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and stress reduction program based on mindfulness (MBSR) as well as its effect on several psychological variables.

Conditions

Well-being; Depression; Anxiety

Keywords

mindfulness meditation; alpha rhythm; EEG; brain mapping; emotion; attention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Different facets of Mindfulness

  The Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) will be used: It assesses the following facets of mindfulness: Observing, describing, acting with awareness, non judging of inner experience and non-reactivity to inner experience

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Brain function

  3 months

• Positive and negative affectivity

  3 months

• anxiety and depression

  3 months

• Insomnia

  3 months

• Self-compassion

  3 months

Other Outcomes (1)

• heart function and heart variability rate

  3 months

Study Arms (4)

Control Group: Relaxation Techniques

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Relaxation techniques which do not involve either formal or informal mindfulness training. Subjects in this group practice Jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation, emotional imagining and Schultz's autogenic training.

Behavioral: Control group relaxation techniques

Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta)

EXPERIMENTAL

Loving-kindness meditation following Kristin Neff protocol

Behavioral: Loving-kindness meditation

Body Scan

EXPERIMENTAL

Body scan as described in standard MBSR protocol

Behavioral: Body scan

Sitting Practice

EXPERIMENTAL

Sitting practice as mindfulness meditation described in standard MBSR protocols.

Behavioral: Sitting practice

Interventions

Control group relaxation techniques BEHAVIORAL

Jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation, emotional imagining and Schultz's autogenic training.

Control Group: Relaxation Techniques

Loving-kindness meditation BEHAVIORAL

Following Kristin Neff protocol

Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta)

Body scan BEHAVIORAL

Body scan: Attention being directed with detailed awareness to every part of the body for a sustained period of time.

Body Scan

Sitting practice BEHAVIORAL

In the sitting exercise, participants are guided to pay attention to a certain range of still points, starting with attention to breathing. In this exercise attention is fully concentrated on a single object: the sensation attached to breathing. If the mind wanders or is distracted by an external stimulus, attention is gently returned to sensations derived from breathing.

Sitting Practice

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• sign of informed consent
• no previous meditation training experience

You may not qualify if:

• mental or neurologic disorder
• respiratory disease
• previous brain damage history
• medication intake that could interfere in the electroencephalographic results

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Miguel Servet: lead

Study Sites (1)

Arrabal Health Center

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Soler J, Cebolla A, Feliu-Soler A, Demarzo MM, Pascual JC, Banos R, Garcia-Campayo J. Relationship between meditative practice and self-reported mindfulness: the MINDSENS composite index. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 22;9(1):e86622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086622. eCollection 2014.

  PMID: 24466175 BACKGROUND

• Fayed N, Lopez Del Hoyo Y, Andres E, Serrano-Blanco A, Bellon J, Aguilar K, Cebolla A, Garcia-Campayo J. Brain changes in long-term zen meditators using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging: a controlled study. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58476. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058476. Epub 2013 Mar 25.

  PMID: 23536796 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Whole Body Imaging

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Javier García Campayo, Dr

  Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2014
• First Posted: July 16, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2015
• Study Completion: April 1, 2017
• Last Updated: February 25, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Locations

ES (1)