Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation in Meditators
This observational study is looking at how meditation might affect your brain's ability to think (cognitive function) and manage emotions (affective regulation). Researchers are comparing people who regularly meditate (at least 4 times a week, including practices like Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya or Shoonya) with people who don't meditate regularly. You would complete surveys and cognitive tests, like the Multi-Source Interference Task (MSIT) and N-back Task, to help understand these effects. The study aims to see if there are differences in these areas between meditators and non-meditators. This study is currently unclear about its status.
- Study design
- This is an observational study involving 104 participants, split into two groups: 52 meditators and 52 non-meditators.
- What's involved
- You would complete electronic surveys and cognitive tasks at a single point in time, either on your own device or a study-provided device.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your cognitive function and affective regulation will be measured within one week of consenting to participate.
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Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation in Meditators
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07546786
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
BIDMC
Boston, Massachusettsno site contact published
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Multi-Source Interference Task (MSIT)within one week of consent
Participants are presented with a sequence of three numbers in each trial and are asked to identify and press the key corresponding to the number that is not repeated. In "congruent" trials, the target number appears in the spot corresponding to its value and is flanked by zeros (e.g., "0 2 0"). In "incongruent" trials, the target number is in a spot that does not correspond to its value and is flanked by a non-zero digit (e.g., "3 3 2"). Images with positive, negative, or neutral emotional content are presented simultaneously with the number sequences to test emotional regulation.
- N-back Taskwithin one week of consent
Participants are presented with a sequence of letters. Participants are given two keys they can respond with. They are asked to press one key if the current letter is the same as the letter that was presented n letters back, and press the other key if the current letter does not match the letter that was presented n letters back.