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Physiology of Liberation
Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus
Summary
This academic study examines how everyday experiences are related to short-term physiological reactivity and recovery and whether one or more brief standardized mindfulness/attention-instruction sessions change these patterns. Adults living in the United States who can read and understand the English study materials participate for up to 4 weeks and complete 5 to 7 brief smartphone surveys per day on 14 total ecological momentary assessment (EMA) days during waking hours. The 14 EMA days may be consecutive or divided into two 7-day measurement bursts. Surveys include current experiences and recent alcohol and nicotine use; these reports are analyzed as contextual variables and are not automatic exclusion criteria. Some participants also use assigned non-invasive wearable sensors or blood-pressure monitors during prespecified measurement windows. Device output is used only for research measurement, not diagnosis, treatment, real-time medical decision-making, or patient management. In study waves with a randomized comparison, participants are randomized after consent to one or more brief mindfulness/attention-instruction sessions or time-matched no-instruction comparison sessions. Session duration, schedule, and allocation probabilities are specified before each study wave begins and applied consistently within that wave.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-09
Completion Date
2028-09
Last Updated
2026-08-21
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Brief Standardized Mindfulness/Attention Instruction
At one or more assigned study measurement sessions, participants receive a brief, standardized, non-clinical instruction lasting approximately 1 to 10 minutes. The instruction directs attention to breathing or another clear body sensation, briefly acknowledges thoughts, emotions, wanting, resisting, or urges, and returns attention to the selected sensation. The number, duration, and schedule of sessions are specified before each study wave begins and applied consistently within that wave; comparison sessions are time-matched. Participants may open their eyes, change position, or stop at any time.
Locations (1)
Boston University Questrom School of Business
Boston, Massachusetts, United States