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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| Protocol Version 06/28/2023 | Other Identifier | UW Madison | |
| L&S/CTR FOR HEALTHY MINDS | Other Identifier | UW Madison |
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The goal of this research is to test whether certain areas of focus in breath meditation are connected with certain mental health outcomes. The main question to be addressed is whether attention placed on the breath in the belly versus the nostrils during meditation results in differences in subjective experience, respiration and heart rate.
Participants will:
Participants can expect the study visit to last for one hour.
An online prescreen will determine eligibility. Participants that 1) are under 18, 2) are not students currently enrolled at UW-Madison 3) have previous mediation experience 4) obtain a high PROMIS depression or anxiety score, or 5) have been diagnosed with one or more psychiatric disorders by a healthcare professional that will be listed in the pre-screen survey will be excluded.
Participants deemed eligible following prescreen will schedule a lab visit. At the beginning of the lab visit, participants will be provided a consent document and time to ask questions. After signing the consent form, researchers will place ECG leads and a respiration belt on participants, and then complete the baseline survey battery. Participants will then sit at rest for 5 minutes of baseline heart rate and respiration data collection. Next, participants will be randomly assigned in a counterbalanced order to nostril focus first or belly focus first and asked to follow a brief (~5 minute) guided practice. After the practice, participants will complete a second battery of self-reports and then have a 10-minute period of rest/recovery. They will then complete the second practice (~5 minutes) followed by a final survey. The entire session will take about an hour.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Nostril focus followed by belly focus | Experimental | Participants will be randomly assigned to concentrate on the nostrils first, then the belly second following a period of rest. |
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| Belly focus followed by nostril focus | Experimental | Participants will be randomly assigned to concentrate on the belly first, then the nostrils second following a period of rest. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Nostril focus followed by belly focus | Behavioral | Focused breathing on the nostrils followed by focus breathing on the belly. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF) | PANAS-SF is a 20-item questionnaire to assess positive versus negative affect. 10 of the items indicate positive affect, 10 indicate negative. Scores can range between 10-50 for positive affect, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Scores can range between 10-50 for negative affect, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect. | At baseline; after meditation 1 (5 minutes); and, after meditation 2 (15 minutes) |
| Change in Respiration | Using respiration belts, rate of respiration will be collected. Paired with heart rate, this will give us further insight into the physiological responses to the participant's experience of the two variations of breath meditation. | Baseline to practice 1 epoch (10 minutes); baseline 2 to practice 2 epoch (25minutes) |
| Change in Heart Rate | Using ECG electrodes and a BIOPAC system, heart rate will be monitored. Paired with respiration rate, this will give us further insight into the physiological responses to the participant's experience of the two variations of breath meditation. | Baseline to practice 1 epoch (10 minutes); baseline 2 to practice 2 epoch (25minutes) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Perseverative Thinking (PTQ) | The PTQ is a 15-item questionnaire asking how participants typically think about negative experiences or problems. Scores can range from 0-60, with higher scores representing higher levels of perseverative thinking. | Baseline only |
| Change in Interoceptive Awareness |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Matthew Hirshberg, PhD | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Wisconsin | Madison | Wisconsin | 53705 | United States |
After de-identification, all processed study data will be posted to support open science practices. Heart rate and respiration indices will be posted after processing (i.e., not raw data).
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| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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Random allocation to one of two sequence of meditation practice.
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| Belly focus followed by nostril focus | Behavioral | Focused breathing on the bellyfollowed by focus breathing on the nostrils. |
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The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) is a 37-item questionnaire that measures multiple dimensions of self-awareness. The Noticing, Attention Regulation and Self-regulation scales will be used. Scores range between from 0-20, 0-35 and 0-20, respectively, with higher scores represent higher interoceptive awareness. |
| At baseline; after meditation 1 (5 minutes); and, after meditation 2 (15 minutes) |
| Change in Mindfulness | The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is a 39-item questionnaire. The Non-react to inner experience and Act with awareness subscales will be used. Scores can range from 7-35 and 8-40, respectively; higher scores represent higher levels of mindfulness facet. | At baseline; after meditation 1 (5 minutes); and, after meditation 2 (15 minutes) |
| Change in Relaxation | A research assistant or I will ask each participant to respond to the following statement: "In this moment I feel relaxed." Participants will select one of the following responses: strongly disagree, slightly disagree, neither agree nor disagree, slightly agree, strongly agree. | At baseline; after meditation 1 (5 minutes); and, after meditation 2 (15 minutes) |
| Change in Focus | A research assistant or I will ask each participant to respond to the following statement: "In this moment I feel focused." Participants will select one of the following responses: strongly disagree, slightly disagree, neither agree nor disagree, slightly agree, strongly agree. | At baseline; after meditation 1 (5 minutes); and, after meditation 2 (15 minutes) |