Pilot Study for Examining the Physiological Effects of Sustained Attention in a Structured Online Mindfulness-Based Course
Research Square August 13, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10308949/v1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based course |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The pilot study suggests that a structured online mindfulness-based course may affect physiological markers of sustained attention, but results are preliminary and warrant further investigation. |
Abstract
Pilot Study for Examining the Physiological Effects of Sustained Attention in a Structured Online Mindfulness-Based Course
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |