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Executive Functioning and Mindfulness in Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Imaging (EFMImaging)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01629914
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (study close-out)
First Posted : June 28, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 31, 2017
Sponsor:
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Duke University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in brain functioning using an MRI machine following mindfulness meditation training.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The broad objective of this proposal is to identify functional neuroanatomical correlates of changes in executive brain functioning prior to and following an 8-week, group-based mindfulness meditation intervention within a group of 10 adults diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Another group of 10 adults diagnosed with ADHD will be placed in the waitlist condition.

Our primary hypothesis is that adults with ADHD in the treatment group will exhibit improved performance on a series of executive functioning tasks and that exposure to task stimuli will correspond to changes in neural functioning following an 8-week, group-based mindfulness intervention. Brain responses will be measured using blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI signal in brain regions associated with emotional and executive processes prior to and following treatment.


Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Other
Official Title: Executive Functioning and Mindfulness in Adults With ADHD Imaging
Study Start Date : June 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2013

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Arms and Interventions
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Intervention Details:
  • Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation
    8-week, group-based mindfulness meditation intervention

Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. change from baseline in blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI signal [ Time Frame: baseline and 8-weeks ]
    Participants will be scanned prior to and following an 8-week group-based mindfulness meditation intervention


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 50 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ages 18-50 years
  • meet DSM-IV criteria for ADHD
  • intellectual functioning ≥ 80 as assessed by an IQ screener
  • generally healthy (i.e., no major medical problems)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • major medical condition that would make participation unsafe (e.g., have pacemaker or other metallic implant), uncomfortable (e.g., chronic pain)
  • claustrophobic, or abnormally afraid of closed-in places
  • current drug use
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Duke University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: John T Mitchell, Ph.D Duke University
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Responsible Party: Duke University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01629914     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00037192
First Posted: June 28, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 31, 2017
Last Verified: January 2013

Keywords provided by Duke University:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
executive functioning
mindfulness meditation
magnetic resonance imaging
healthy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Hyperkinesis
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders
 Dyskinesias
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms