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Can mindfulness rewire young brains? EEG study puts it to the test

NCT ID NCT06618339

Symptom relief Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether an 8-session mindfulness program can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms in university students aged 18 to 30. Participants are randomly assigned to mindfulness training, a psychoeducation group, or a placebo group, and neither they nor the assessors know which group they are in. The study uses EEG brain recordings and standard cognitive and mood tests to see if mindfulness changes brain activity or thinking patterns compared with the other groups.

What this could mean

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Active substance
an 8-session mindfulness-based intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a brief, low-cost way to ease anxiety and depression symptoms in young adults and point to brain signals that track improvement.
What could go wrong
The study is small and early, so any benefits may be modest or not hold up in larger groups. Mindfulness programs do not work for everyone, and some people may find the exercises uncomfortable or unhelpful.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

19 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Young adults 18-30 years old * University students enrolled in any of the Autonomous University of Baja California programs. * To properly accomplish to all assessment procedures * To properly accomplish at least 80% of the intervention sessions * Interest to voluntarly participate. Exclusion Criteria: * Disgnosis of neurological or psychitric disease, including severe anxiety or depression. * Incomplete protocol evaluation. * Out of 18-30 years old range age. * Being enrolled in a different psychological or psychiatric intervention or treatment program during the period of evaluation and intervention.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Depression depressive disorder follicular lymphoma mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety depression (mild or not persistent)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory

    Mexicali, Estado de Baja California, 21720, Mexico

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