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NCT Number: NCT05066750

What Makes People Better at Retrieving Difficult Words?

This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to produce words in response to definitions. Participants will watch a video, then see definitions and try to come up with a word that fits each one. Participants will also complete some surveys and other measures. Collected data will give researchers a better understanding of how individuals' personality and cognitive traits and setting in which word retrieval occurs relate to the ability to produce individual words.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Aging Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

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 ability to produce words in response to definitions. Adult participants ages 18-30 and 65-80 will participate in videoconference calls during which a video is shown and definitions are presented. Participants will try to come up with a word that fits each definition, and then complete some surveys, including some about anxiety, mindfulness, attention, vocabulary, and demographics. Participation will take approximately 1.25 hours. Collected data will be de-identified, and the aggregate data will give researchers a better understanding of how individuals' personality and cognitive traits and setting in which word retrieval occurs relate to peoples' ability to produce individual words.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Mindful Breathing

Behavioral

Participants watch a 10 minute mindful breathing video

Control video

Behavioral

Participants watch a 10 minute control video

Primary outcomes

  1. Word Retrieval Performance

    Time frame: During the 1.25 hour experimental session

    Percent of trials with correct responses and percent of trials that are word retrieval failures will be measured on a task created for this purpose. Specifically, participants will try to provide words that best fit definitions, indicating when a word gets stuck on the "tip of their tongue."

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 4, 2021
Registry last updated
Apr 12, 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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