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NCT02413177 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Augmenting Mindfulness Training Through Experience-driven Neurofeedback

A NA study, sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Worcester.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
65
Enrollment target

NCT02413177: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Worcester.

NCT02413177 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Massachusetts, Worcester. The registered enrollment target is 65 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02413177, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Worcester.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
65 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The overall goal of the proposed study is to develop and test real time neurofeedback (EEG-RTNF) as a tool to augment Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This study is based on the theoretical model that (1) mind-wandering and self-referential processing are associated with stress, (2) meditation redirects the wandering mind toward present-centered awareness, (3) meditation also decreases activity in hubs of the default mode network (DMN) involved in mind-wandering and self-referential processing, and thus (4) meditation leading to decreased activity in these hubs should lead to reduced stress and improved health and well-being. Milestones include: (1) test whether EEG-RTNF from the PCC during meditation augments MBSR in novices; and (2) test whether MBSR with EEG-RTNF from the PCC leads to real-world outcomes in reduced stress and improved attention.

Primary Outcome

will demonstrate that EEG-RTNF from the PCC augments MBSR as assessed by PCC deactivation during meditation

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL EEG-no RTNF
  • BEHAVIORAL EEG-RTNF

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 65 participants
Start Date 2015-04
Est. Completion 2017-11
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02413177 record still lists

NCT02413177 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 65 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which EEG-no RTNF is the first listed.

NCT02413177 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02413177 about?

NCT02413177 is a clinical study titled "Augmenting Mindfulness Training Through Experience-driven Neurofeedback". The overall goal of the proposed study is to develop and test real time neurofeedback (EEG-RTNF) as a tool to augment Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This study is based on the theoretical model that (1) mind-wandering and self-referential processing are associated with stress, (2) medita...

What is the current status of trial NCT02413177?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 65 participants. The study started on 2015-04. Estimated completion is 2017-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02413177?

The interventions under investigation include: EEG-no RTNF (BEHAVIORAL), EEG-RTNF (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02413177?

This trial is sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Worcester, which has 240 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02413177's enrollment target sits among peer trials

65 1144th of 2000 higher than 854 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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