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| R15AG063111-01 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | NIH |
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This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to provide verbal descriptions of photographs. Participants will perform a brief mental exercise, then see three photographs with instructions to describe each thoroughly. Participants will also complete several other surveys and measures. Collected data will give researchers a better understanding of how different variables relate to speech production.
This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the the ability to provide verbal descriptions of photographs. Adult participants ages 18-30 and 65-80 will participate in videoconference calls during which they perform a brief mental exercise, then see three photographs with instructions to describe each thoroughly. Descriptions are to be 30 to 60 seconds in length and are audio recorded for later scoring. Participants will also complete several other surveys and measures, including some about anxiety, mindfulness, vocabulary, and demographics. Participation will take approximately 40 to 60 minutes. Collected data will be de-identified, and the aggregate data will give researchers a better understanding of how individuals' personality and cognitive traits and the mental exercise performed before the study relate to peoples' speech production performance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Mindful Breathing | Experimental | Participants follow instructions regarding a mindful breathing exercise on a 10-min audio clip |
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| Control | Active Comparator | Participants follow instructions and listen to a 10-min audio clip of a story |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Mental Exercise | Behavioral | Participants perform a 10 minute mental exercise that is either mindful breathing or listening to a story |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Speech Rate | Average number of words per second spoken | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
| Speech Fillers Mid-Phrase | Average number of mid-phrase speech fillers as a percentage of words spoken | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
| Speech Fillers Other | Average number of speech fillers not in the middle of a phrase as a percentage of words spoken | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
| Repairs Plus False Starts | Average number of repairs plus false starts as a percentage of words spoken. These two measures reflect the same underlying process so are summed together; indeed, one or the other term is sometimes used to indicate both measures. | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
| Repetitions | Average number of repetitions as a percentage of words spoken | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Lori James, PhD | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UCCS | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 80918 | United States |
De-identified participant data may be posted on a website for open access to other researchers, if the publication outlet requires it., but is not currently planned.
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Young adult participants were recruited via an online posting system (Sona) operated within the UCCS Psychology department.
Older adult participants were recruiting via calls and emails to community members who have signed up as interested in participating via a UCCS website.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Mindful Breathing Intervention | Participants followed along with a 10 minute mental exercise involving mindful breathing |
| FG001 | Control Condition | Participants listen to 10 minutes of a story told in relaxing style |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | Mindful Breathing Condition | Participants follow instructions on a 10-min audio clip Participants perform a 10 minute mindful breathing exercise |
| BG001 | Control Condition | Participants follow instructions on a 10-min audio clip Participants listen to 10 minutes of a story |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses | ||||||
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| Primary | Speech Rate | Average number of words per second spoken | 10 of the 182 tested participants' data were not analyzed (9 in mindful breathing and 1 in control condition) due to reporting ages outside our inclusion criterion (n = 2), reporting not being native English speakers (n = 3), excessive distraction during testing (n = 1), or equipment problems (n = 4). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | Words per Second | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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During the 1 hour experimental session
This is a short, basic science, behavioral intervention with minimal risk.
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Mindful Breathing | Participants performed a 10 minute mental exercise involving mindful breathing |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Lori James | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 7192554172 | ljames@uccs.edu |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot | Yes | No | No | Study Protocol | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | Prot_000.pdf |
| SAP | No | Yes | No | Statistical Analysis Plan | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | SAP_001.pdf |
| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | ICF_002.pdf |
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Participants are randomly assigned to one of two conditions before performing a picture description task from which we measure speech fluency in several ways
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Participants in each condition do not know what other participants are doing, nor that there is another condition.
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| Primary | Speech Fillers Mid-Phrase | Average number of mid-phrase speech fillers as a percentage of words spoken | 10 of the 182 tested participants' data were not analyzed (9 in mindful breathing and 1 in control condition) due to reporting ages outside our inclusion criterion (n = 2), reporting not being native English speakers (n = 3), excessive distraction during testing (n = 1), or equipment problems (n = 4). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | percentage of words spoken | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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| Primary | Speech Fillers Other | Average number of speech fillers not in the middle of a phrase as a percentage of words spoken | 10 of the 182 tested participants' data were not analyzed (9 in mindful breathing and 1 in control condition) due to reporting ages outside our inclusion criterion (n = 2), reporting not being native English speakers (n = 3), excessive distraction during testing (n = 1), or equipment problems (n = 4). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | percentage of words with other fillers | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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| Primary | Repairs Plus False Starts | Average number of repairs plus false starts as a percentage of words spoken. These two measures reflect the same underlying process so are summed together; indeed, one or the other term is sometimes used to indicate both measures. | 10 of the 182 tested participants' data were not analyzed (9 in mindful breathing and 1 in control condition) due to reporting ages outside our inclusion criterion (n = 2), reporting not being native English speakers (n = 3), excessive distraction during testing (n = 1), or equipment problems (n = 4). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | percentage of words with false starts | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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| Primary | Repetitions | Average number of repetitions as a percentage of words spoken | 10 of the 182 tested participants' data were not analyzed (9 in mindful breathing and 1 in control condition) due to reporting ages outside our inclusion criterion (n = 2), reporting not being native English speakers (n = 3), excessive distraction during testing (n = 1), or equipment problems (n = 4). | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | percentage of words spoken with repeats | During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session |
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| EG001 | Control | Participants performed a 10 minute mental exercise in which they listened to a story | 0 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 92 |
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