Affective and Cognitive Responses to Acute Bouts of Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training

NCT04078464 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STU00210138
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the benefits of mindfulness training during an acute bout of physical activity. We will compare the combination of mindfulness training and physical activity to mindfulness training alone and physical activity alone in three 20 minute sessions.

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Keywords

Mindfulness; Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Response of heart rate (beats per minute) to mindfulness training.

  Heart rate will be measured using a polar heart rate monitor.and will be recorded every minute during the intervention.

  36 minutes

• Response of blood pressure (mm/Hg) to mindfulness training.

  Blood pressure will be measured manually every 4 minutes during the intervention

  36 minutes

• Influence of mindfulness training on perceived exertion as measured by the Borg's Rating of Perceived Exertion scale (RPE).

  Perceived exertion will be measured using Borg's Rating of Perceived Exertion scale. Participants will be asked how hard they perceive they are working every minute during the intervention on a scale from 6 to 20, with 6 being no work and 20 being working very, very hard.

  36 minutes

• Influence of mindfulness training feeling state as measured by the Feeling Scale (FS).

  Participants will be asked to rate how they feel, using the Feeling Scale (FS), every minute during the intervention. The scale ranges from -5 to +5 with -5 being very bad and +5 being very good.

  36 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Intervention effect on mindfulness as measured by the State Mindfulness Scale

  36 minutes

• Intervention effect on affect as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).

  36 minutes

• Intervention effect on anxiety will be assessed using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

  36 minutes

• Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test (Flanker)

  36 minutes

• Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test.

  36 minutes

Study Arms (3)

Acute Physical Activity + Mindfulness training

EXPERIMENTAL

20 minutes of walking on a treadmill at a moderate pace while listening to a pre-recorded guided mindfulness meditation.

Other: Acute Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training Together

Mindfulness training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will lie down and listen to a pre-recorded guided mindfulness meditation for 20 minutes.

Other: Mindfulness Training Alone

Acute Physical Activity

EXPERIMENTAL

20 minutes of walking on a treadmill at a moderate pace.

Other: Acute Physical Activity Alone

Interventions

Mindfulness Training Alone OTHER

Participants will lie down and listen to a pre-recorded guided mindfulness meditation for 36 minutes.

Mindfulness training

Acute Physical Activity Alone OTHER

Physical activity will include a 6 minute stretching session, 1 minute transition to treadmill, 3 minute warm up at a participant chosen pace on the treadmill, 20 minutes of walking at a moderate pace at target heart rate, 3 minute cool down at 2.0-2.5 mph, 1 minute transition off treadmill and 2 minutes of stretching.

Acute Physical Activity

Acute Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training Together OTHER

Participants will listen to a pre-recorded mindfulness meditation which will guide them through a 6 minute stretching session, 1 minute transition to treadmill, 3 minute warm up at a participant chosen pace on the treadmill, 20 minutes of walking at a moderate pace at target heart rate, 3 minute cool down at 2.0-2.5 mph, 1 minute transition off treadmill and 2 minutes of stretching.

Acute Physical Activity + Mindfulness training

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Have access to internet to complete baseline and post-study assessments

You may not qualify if:

• Respiratory, joint, or cardiovascular problems precluding physical activity participation
• Fail the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and are unable to obtain physician consent to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northwestern University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: The order the participants participate in the 3 experimental conditions will be randomly assigned.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2019
• First Posted: September 6, 2019
• Study Start: August 26, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2019
• Study Completion: November 15, 2019
• Last Updated: December 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Locations

US (1)