# Cognition and Emotion in Meditation: A Comparison Between Mindfulness and Compassion Standardized Programs

> **NCT03920241** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Universidad Complutense de Madrid** · enrollment: 650 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Well-being
- Emotion Regulation
- Cognitive Control
- Attention
- Psychological Distress
- Psychophysiologic Reaction
- Compassion
- Mindfulness

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Compassion Cultivation Training
- **OTHER:** Control Group

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03920241
- **Lead sponsor:** Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-15
- **Target enrollment:** 650 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03920241

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03920241, "Cognition and Emotion in Meditation: A Comparison Between Mindfulness and Compassion Standardized Programs". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03920241. Licensed CC0.

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