Clinical Trial: SOMA Validation RCT: Testing Structural Equivalence and Mechanistic Orthogonality of an Open-Source Mindfulness Stimulus Library

U.S., April 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07556744) titled 'SOMA Validation RCT: Testing Structural Equivalence and Mechanistic Orthogonality of an Open-Source Mindfulness Stimulus Library' on April 13.

Brief Summary: Background: Mindfulness research faces two structural problems. First, weak active control conditions make it impossible to isolate specific mechanisms from expectancy and non-specific effects. Second, most protocols systematically exclude low-socioeconomic status (SES) populations through design assumptions that presuppose high literacy, quiet private spaces, and familiarity with contemplative practice.

Objective: This study validates the Standardized Open-source Mindfulness...