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Interoceptive Training Enhanced Mindfulness

Interoceptive Training Enhanced Mindfulness (ITEM): Acceptability and Measurement

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Veteran status
* able to read and speak English
* ASI-3 score of 23 or higher
* clinically meaningful distress/impairment related to an emotional or somatic complaint as determined by a Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) of 3 or greater
* Internet access via a device that can support remote study activities and ability to attend in person appointments

Exclusion Criteria:

* serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder or psychotic illness
* current, untreated alcohol or substance use disorder
* moderate-severe suicidality that would likely result in the need for urgent intervention in the next 2 months
* current regular meditation practice or treatment for AS-related condition
* cognitive dysfunction that interferes with the ability to engage in treatment

About the study

This pilot randomized controlled trial will compare a novel mindfulness training to interoceptive exposure to establish feasibility and acceptability as an intervention for anxiety sensitivity.

What is being tested

• Mindfulness training (other)
• Interoceptive exposure (behavioral)

Sponsor: Veterans Medical Research Foundation · Participants: 48 · Started: Sep 10, 2025

Contact the study team

• Ariel J Lang, PhD, MPH · Phone: 8585528585
• Jafer Vazquez Alcaraz · Phone: 858-367-0243

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06786572

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.