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Differential Effect of Four Mindfulness Exercises

NCT02191553 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2019-02-25

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Summary

Mindfulness can be considered as a family of complex attentional and emotional regulation strategies that promote the cultivation of well-being and emotional balance. The practice of mindfulness produces the development of a consciousness that unfolds moment to moment, open and unprejudiced in the present moment, here and now. Despite its extensive benefits, the practice of mindfulness requires a significant commitment in time and effort, which limits the potential for its dissemination. The studies to narrow the differential effects of the various exercises based on mindfulness, will further enhance their effectiveness and they can guide the practice sequence according to user needs. In this paper we will research mindfulness electroencephalographic correlates of as four different exercise programs included in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and stress reduction program based on mindfulness (MBSR) as well as its effect on several psychological variables.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Control group relaxation techniques

Jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation, emotional imagining and Schultz's autogenic training.

BEHAVIORAL

Loving-kindness meditation

Following Kristin Neff protocol

BEHAVIORAL

Body scan

Body scan: Attention being directed with detailed awareness to every part of the body for a sustained period of time.

BEHAVIORAL

Sitting practice

In the sitting exercise, participants are guided to pay attention to a certain range of still points, starting with attention to breathing. In this exercise attention is fully concentrated on a single object: the sensation attached to breathing. If the mind wanders or is distracted by an external stimulus, attention is gently returned to sensations derived from breathing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Miguel Servet

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier García Campayo, Dr · Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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