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NCT Number: NCT05444114

What Makes People Better at Describing Photographs?

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Aging

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UCCS

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • fluent speakers of English
  • ages 18-30 or ages 65-80

Exclusion criteria

  • non-fluent speakers of English
  • people who are not ages 18-30 or ages 65-80

Treatment and study plan

Mental Exercise

Behavioral

Participants perform a 10 minute mental exercise that is either mindful breathing or listening to a story

Primary outcomes

  1. Speech Rate

    Time frame: During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session

    Average number of words per second spoken

  2. Speech Fillers Mid-Phrase

    Time frame: During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session

    Average number of mid-phrase speech fillers as a percentage of words spoken

  3. Speech Fillers Other

    Time frame: During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session

    Average number of speech fillers not in the middle of a phrase as a percentage of words spoken

  4. Repairs Plus False Starts

    Time frame: During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session

    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.

  5. Repetitions

    Time frame: During the 40 to 60 minute experimental session

    Average number of repetitions as a percentage of words spoken

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jul 5, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 22, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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