Evaluating Mindfulness Training as a Cognitive Performance Enhancement Tool: Insights from Two Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trials in an Elite Military Educational Setting
Mindfulness April 1, 2026 Ekaterina Denkova, Taylor K. Tardibuono, Anthony P Zanesco et al.
Abstract Objectives Special Operations Forces (SOF) must maintain cognitive and operational performance under extreme conditions. This pragmatic trial aimed to assess whether integrating a mindfulness training (MT) program into SOF Professional Military Education (PME) through a train-the-trainer approach could enhance these critical capabilities. Method Using a cluster-randomized design,...