Clinical trials: Diminished Pleasure
Anhedonia, Depression
Sleep and Healthy Aging Research on Depression for Younger Women
Compelling evidence indicates inflammation plays a role in depression, but potential mechanisms linking inflammation to depression, such as dysregulated reward processing, are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT03848715
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Anhedonia, Depression
A Neurobiological Model of Anhedonia
The purpose of this research study is to better understand anhedonia in Major Depressive Disorder by investigating the reward-related neural and inflammatory correlates.
- Trial name
- NCT05629520
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Left Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex - Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst, Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex - Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst
Causal Role of Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex for Positive Savoring in Depression
This is a non-invasive brain stimulation and neuroimaging study that will examine how activity in the medial prefrontal cortex influences reward processing, particularly positive savoring, in individuals with depression.
- Conditions
- Left Rostromedial Prefrontal Cortex - Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst, Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex - Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst, Left Primary Somatosensory Cortex - Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst
- Trial name
- rmPFC-Savoring (NCT07467473)
- Testing
- Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Depression and Quality of Life, Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
Esketamine Nasal Spray in Real-World Settings in Treatment-Resistant Depression
This observational study investigates the use of Esketamine Intranasal Spray in patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression in Real-World Settings.
- Conditions
- Depression and Quality of Life, Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), Anhedonia, Apathy
- Trial name
- ESKPSY (NCT07146503)
- Testing
- Esketamine (Intranasal Spray)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Riccardo Guglielmo
Depression, Anhedonia
Multimodal Differences in Effort-based Decision-Making in Depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious condition that causes long-term symptoms such as feeling sad, losing interest in activities, and having thoughts of self-harm.
- Trial name
- BBQS (NCT06648460)
- Testing
- Effort-based Decision-Making Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Major Depressive Disorder Co-Occurrent With Anxiety, Adult Patients
First choIce Antidepressants: General Practitioner's Treatment Approach in the Czech Republic
According to the local guidelines (Recommendation for General Practitioners), the first choice Anti-Depressant (AD) in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in primary care should be selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), e.g.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder Co-Occurrent With Anxiety, Adult Patients, Newly Diagnosed Depression
- Trial name
- FIAT (NCT05291897)
- Where
- 6 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Angelini Pharma Česká republika s.r.o.
Depression, Depressive Disorder
Reward Processing and Depressive Subtypes: Identifying Neural Biotypes
Deficits in motivation and pleasure are common in depression, and thought to be caused by alterations in the ways in which the brain anticipates, evaluates, and adaptively uses reward-related information.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
- Trial name
- NCT06080646
- Testing
- cross-sectional MRI and EEG assessments (NO INTERVENTION)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Anhedonia
Serotonin-receptor Agonism in Reward Processing
There is growing animal and human evidence for role of 5HT1A receptor agonism in treating depression and reward deficits. The next step is to translate this evidence directly into humans by characterising the effects of…
- Trial name
- SARP (NCT05357547)
- Testing
- Buspirone 20mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Psychosis
Determining the Role of Social Reward Learning in Social Anhedonia
This is a clinical trial study that aims to evaluate the specificity of the relationship between reduced sensitivity to social reward and social anhedonia at both behavioral and neural levels.
- Trial name
- SAMI (NCT05617898)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Nutrition Didactic Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia
The Effect of CBT- Based Weight Loss Program on Obesity
The investigators purpose is to study how CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)-based weight loss program affects on eating behavior, weight loss and risk factors for CHD (coronary heart diseases)and type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Anhedonia
- Trial name
- CognObe (NCT01606904)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy -based weight loss program
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Major Depressive Disorder, Anhedonia
PET Synaptogenesis After Psilocybin In DEpression Recovery
Participants with depression will be given a single dose of psilocybin and supportive psychotherapy before, during, and after drug administration.
- Trial name
- PET-SPIDER (NCT05601648)
- Testing
- Psilocybin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Depressive Disorder, Major, Anhedonia
A Study of Aticaprant Plus an Antidepressant to Prevent Return of Depression Symptoms in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder Who Experience a Loss of Interest and Pleasure
The purpose of this study is to assess how well aticaprant works compared to placebo when given in addition to antidepressant therapy (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor [SSRI] or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor…
- Trial name
- VENTURA-5 (NCT06635135)
- Testing
- Aticaprant
- Where
- 95 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Mood Disorders
Anergia-anhedonia by Lithium-induced Phosphorus Diabetes
Lithium (Li+) is prescribed to 1‰ of the French population (~ 60,000 patients). More than half of patients describe subjective symptoms linked to Li+ (SSL) similar to those of chronic fatigue syndrome: muscle weakness…
- Trial name
- ALIPo-D (NCT06111664)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
ASD
Proof of Mechanism Study for the Treatment of Social Anhedonia in ASD
This project will use the experimental medicine approach of a Phase IIa Proof of Mechanism 16-week, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of L-DOPA versus placebo administration in combination with a 16 week social skills…
- Trial name
- ACEP4 (NCT03243552)
- Testing
- Social Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depressive Disorder, Major, Anhedonia
A Study of Aticaprant 10 mg as Adjunctive Therapy in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) With Moderate-to-severe Anhedonia and Inadequate Response to Current Antidepressant Therapy and Long-term Extension Treatment With Aticaprant
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well aticaprant works as compared with placebo when given along with an antidepressant therapy in improving the depressive symptoms in adult participants with major depressive disorder…
- Trial name
- VENTURA-7 (NCT06514742)
- Testing
- Aticaprant
- Where
- 84 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Major Depressive Disorder
ENX-104 MAD Study for Participants With Major Depressive Disorder With Anhedonia (aMDD)
The study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of ENX-104 in participants with major depressive disorder with anhedonia (aMDD).
- Trial name
- NCT07253324
- Testing
- ENX-104
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Engrail Therapeutics INC
Depression, Psychiatric Diagnosis
Long-term Follow-up of Depressive Disorders in Psychiatric Care
The project investigates long-term prognosis and predictors of treatment outcomes for difficult-to-treat depression in patients in secondary psychiatric care.
- Conditions
- Depression, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Personality Disorders, Suicide, Attempted
- Trial name
- NCT07078227
- Testing
- No intervention is used.
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 415 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Depression, Anxiety
The Effect of Computerized Cognitive Training on Mood and Thinking Style Amongst Patients in Inpatient Settings
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to establish feasibility and provide initial estimates of efficacy of two computerized cognitive training procedures (a form of Positive Mental Imagery Training, PMIT, and a form…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Anhedonia
- Trial name
- NCT02958228
- Testing
- Positive Mental Imagery Training (PMIT), Cognitive Control Training (CCT), Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Positive Affect, Depression
Virtual Reality-Reward Training for Anhedonia
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of Virtual Reality-Reward Training (VR-RT) with an active control condition, Virtual Reality-Memory Training (VR-MT), on positive affect and other clinical symptoms.
- Trial name
- VR-RT (NCT05342077)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Reward Training (VR-RT), Virtual Reality-Memory Training (VR-MT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Anhedonia, Depression
Prevention of Anhedonia in Children
This trial will test the effects of a positive emotion-focused preventive intervention on reward responsiveness in children of mothers with histories of depression and anhedonia.
- Trial name
- NCT05988138
- Testing
- Family Promoting Positive Emotions, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University