What Makes People Better at Naming Pictured Objects

NCT06405893 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2019-049
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Healthy Aging

Keywords

Aging; Mindfulness; Speech Production

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 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

• Response Time for Naming Pictures (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

Study Arms (2)

Mindful Breathing

EXPERIMENTAL

10 minute mindful breathing exercise

Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise

Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

10 minute recorded info about mindfulness

Behavioral: Mindful breathing exercise

Interventions

Mindful breathing exercise BEHAVIORAL

Participants do a 10 minute guided mindful breathing exercise or participants do listen to a 10 minute control recording

Control; Mindful Breathing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ages 18-35 or 60-80
• Fluent English speaker

You may not qualify if:

• Younger than 18 years old
• Between ages 36-59
• Older than age 80
• Not a fluent English speaker

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs: lead

Study Sites (1)

UCCS

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Lori James
• Organization: University of Colorado Colorado Springs

ljames@uccs.edu

7192554172

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2024
• First Posted: May 9, 2024
• Study Start: April 4, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 16, 2025
• Study Completion: May 16, 2025
• Last Updated: August 10, 2026
• Results First Posted: August 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)