Clinical trial NCT04078464: Affective and Cognitive Responses to Acute Bouts of Physical Activity and Mindfulness Training
Official title: Affective and Cognitive Responses to Acute Bouts of Aerobic Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, and Combined Exercise and Meditation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sedentary Behavior
Keywords: Mindfulness
Physical Activity
Lead sponsor: Northwestern University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-09-06
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The order the participants participate in the 3 experimental conditions will be randomly assigned.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

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.

Detailed description: We will investigate whether mindfulness training during a single bout (20 minutes) of physical activity influences ratings of perceived exertion, feeling states and physiological response (blood pressure and heart rate) during physical activity. Changes in affect and cognitive function pre- and post- physical activity bout will also be assessed. The effects of mindfulness training during an acute bout of physical activity will be compared to mindfulness training alone and acute physical activity alone. This research will contribute to larger questions of how to increase rates of physical activity in the general population and make physical activity more enjoyable.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

* 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Response of heart rate (beats per minute) to mindfulness training.
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Response of blood pressure (mm/Hg) to mindfulness training.
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Influence of mindfulness training on perceived exertion as measured by the Borg's Rating of Perceived Exertion scale (RPE).
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Influence of mindfulness training feeling state as measured by the Feeling Scale (FS).
timeFrame: 36 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Intervention effect on mindfulness as measured by the State Mindfulness Scale
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on affect as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on anxiety will be assessed using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test (Flanker)
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory Test.
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Card Sort Test.
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
timeFrame: 36 minutes
measure: Intervention effect on cognition as measured by NIH Toolbox Picture Sequence Memory Test.
timeFrame: 36 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Northwestern University
state: Illinois
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