The Role of Anchoring and Distraction in the Effectiveness of Mindfulness on Reducing Emotional Reactivity
NCT06876220, Not applicable, Completed, The University of Hong Kong
Trial 10
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Title | The Role of Anchoring and Distraction in the Effectiveness of Mindfulness on Reducing Emotional Reactivity | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NCT number | NCT06876220 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Status | Completed | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Phases | Not applicable | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Enrollment | 42 participants, actual | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Lead sponsor | The University of Hong Kong | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Conditions | Mental Health Issue, Emotional Adjustment | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Interventions | Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| First posted | 2025-03-14 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Last updated | 2025-07-24 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Registered outcomes 7
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Brain activation during the emotion care/regulation task | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline) | BOLD signal contrast when the participants performing an emotion counting Stroop task. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Reaction time during the emotion care/regulation task | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline) | Reaction time of the correct response in the emotion counting Stroop task. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Accuracy during the emotion care/regulation task | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline) | Accuracy of the emotion counting Stroop task. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Mindfulness | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline) | The mean score of Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R, Feldman, Hayes, Kumar, Greeson, \& Laurenceau, 2007) is a self-report 5-point Likert scale measuring individual differences in mindfulness that includes 12 items. The mean score ranged from 1 to 5. A higher score means a higher level of mindfulness, i.e. an expected outcome from an effective mindfulness intervention. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Psychological well-being | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline) | The mean score of Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS; Ryff et al., 1995) includes 18 items measuring 6 aspects of wellbeing and happiness: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Participants used a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = highly disagree to 5 = highly agree, to rate the 18 statements. The mean score ranged from 1 to 5. A higher score means a higher level of psychological well-being, i.e. an expected outcome from an effective mindfulness intervention. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Use of distraction as a emotion care/regulation strategy | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline) | The mean scores of five items of the self-developed scale to assess the use of distraction and its connection to attentional deployment with a pilot test. Participants used a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = never to 5 = always, to rate the five statements. The mean score ranged from 1 to 5. A higher score indicates a greater tendency to employ distraction as an emotion regulation strategy. It's important to note that the score only reflects the habitual usage of this strategy and does not imply a better or worse outcome. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Use of anchoring as a emotion care/regulation strategy | Baseline (2 weeks before the intervention), Post-intervention (14-16 weeks after baseline), Follow-up (22-24 weeks after baseline) | The mean score of five items of the self-developed scale to assess the use of anchoring with a pilot test. Participants used a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = never to 5 = always, to rate the five statements. The mean score ranged from 1 to 5. A higher score indicates a greater tendency to employ distraction as an emotion regulation strategy. It's important to note that the score only reflects the habitual usage of this strategy and does not imply a better or worse outcome. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Outcomes 0
Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
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Results by group 0
Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.
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Participant flow 0
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Adverse events 0
Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.
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Adverse event totals 0
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Papers 0
The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Grants 0
The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.
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Trial comparisons 0
Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.
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Tests 1
The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.
| Test | Named as | Source |
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| Stroop Color-Word Test | Primary outcome | ConductCognition |
Source 5
| Field | Value | Source |
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| Release | trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Release manifest SHA-256 | 0f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Registry capture | 2026-11-12 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Results copy, AACT | 2026-03-23 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NIH clinical studies file | 2026-11-13 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
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