An interventional study of Mindfulness-Based Attention Training and Lifestyle Education in Older Adults, sponsored by Ohio State University. Completed. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 74 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-14.
Sponsored by Ohio State University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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The investigators conducted a mindfulness training intervention in older adults aimed at examining the effects of brief mindfulness training on mind wandering as well as the cognitive and affective functioning of older adults. Individuals completed pre- and post-assessments of mind wandering and cognitive functioning. Additionally, all participants completed neuropsychological measures and self-report questionnaires.
Age-related differences in sustained attention may be related to the prevalence and content of task unrelated thought or mind-wandering. Older adults report less mind-wandering in sustained tasks than younger adults, something that is surprising due to the reduced performance on tasks. It is clear that both cognitive and emotional processes underlie comprehension and sustained attention and relate to prevalence of task unrelated thought and performance. A complex process such as reading comprehension presents a challenge for improvement because of the wide range of changes that occur with age. Pharmacological therapies can target only a limited number of the many changes believed to underlie functional decline. One way that may mitigate these declines in performance in a broad way is mindfulness training. Thus, the investigators conducted a randomized study to assess the effects of mindfulness training relative to an active health education control group on mind wandering and controlled processing abilities in older adults. All individuals that contact the Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (CNLab) with interest underwent a phone screening assessing inclusion/exclusion criteria.Those participants meeting I/E criteria were invited to participate in the study. During the first assessment session, written informed consent was obtained; additional inclusion/exclusion measures were administered; and self-report questionnaires and assessment measures were completed. Following the first assessment session, four training sessions took place. Participants were randomized into either the a mindfulness training intervention or a health education intervention. Subsequently, all participants were invited back for post-assessment session.
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Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
MMSE and MoCA
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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Four weekly group mindfulness attention training sessions of a 1.5-hour duration. Participants provided with audio recordings, readings, and homework assignments consisting of various mindfulness practices.
Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Attention Training
Four weekly group lifestyle education sessions of a 1.5-hour duration. Homework consisting of reading, diet monitoring, stretching/toning exercises, and brainstorming new healthy living techniques/ideas.
Behavioral: Lifestyle Education
The mindfulness-based attention training is closely modeled after the traditional mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) protocol, it incorporates formal MBSR practices such as breath exercises, body scans and long sitting meditations. Specifically, MBAT is an abbreviated version of MBSR with a focus on the cognitive components.
The control group, which will be used to compare the effects of mindfulness training on emotional and cognitive functioning and mind wandering in older adults, will comprise of scientific health and lifestyle information. Lectures will be focused on concepts presented in the book "The Culprit and the Cure: Why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health and how transforming that lifestyle can be the cure." Meetings will cover how to begin and maintain a more nutritious diet, classifying healthy choices across food groups, completing stretching/toning exercises, and reviewing homework.
Change in Global Performance on Computerized Attentional Control Tasks
Signal detection scores on two computerized tasks of attentional control calculated for each task using the formula for logistic distributions: dL = ln{\[H(1-FA)\]/\[(1-H)FA\]}, where H refers to hit rates and FA refers to false alarms.
Time frame: Baseline and after the 4-week intervention
Change in Mind-Wandering During Attentional Control Tasks
Frequency with which thoughts categorized as evaluating performance or off-task in response to quasi-random mind-wandering probes collected during two computerized tasks of attentional control.
Time frame: Baseline and after the 4-week intervention
Change in Self-report Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Self-reported current level of dispositional mindfulness assessed using 15-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Each item is scored from 1-6 and then averaged to get a total score between 1-6 with higher scores reflecting higher levels of dispositional mindfulness.
Time frame: Baseline and after the 4-week intervention
Change on Self-Report Measure of Emotion Dysregulation
Changes in emotion dysregulation assessed using the 36-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Each items is scored 1-5 with a total score between 36-180 with a higher score reflecting greater emotion dysregulation.
Time frame: Baseline and after the 4-week intervention
Change in Local Metrics of Attentional Control During Go/No-Go Task
Changes in reaction time and accuracy preceding mind-wandering probes during one of the attentional control tasks, the Go/No-Go Task.
Time frame: Baseline and after the 4-week intervention
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Ran from Oct 2014 to primary completion in Apr 2015, 6 months.
Of 292 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Health Education, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 24. This study's 6 months is below that.
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