Clinical trials: Emotion, Expressed, open to volunteers
Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric Oncology
Effect of Hand Puppet and Squeeze Toys on IV Placement in Pediatric Oncology Patients
This randomized controlled trial investigates hand puppet and squeeze toy techniques to reduce fear, emotional distress, and procedure time, and improve IV catheter placement success in 90 pediatric hematology-oncology patients…
- Trial name
- NCT07493018
- Testing
- Performing a Hand Puppet to Music, Hand Squeezing Soft Toy (Squishy)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Empowering Pain Psychology Access and Collaboration (EPPAC) to Improve Treatment Engagement Among Medicaid-insured Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a leading cause of disability, with socioeconomically disadvantaged populations experiencing worse outcomes and lower rates of treatment initiation for evidence-based pain psychology services.
- Trial name
- NCT07843706
- Testing
- Empowering Pain Psychology Access and Collaboration (EPPAC), Usual Care Pain Psychology Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Taking a Throat Swab
The Effect of Animated Videos and Therapeutic Play Methods on Emotional Expression, Fear and Anxiety in Children Aged 4-8 Years During the Throat Swab Procedure
We planned a study to determine the effect of showing an animated video and using educational therapeutic play methods prior to throat swab procedures in children aged 4-8 years on the children's compliance with the procedure, as…
- Trial name
- NCT07693842
- Testing
- Animation video, Therapeutic Play
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Depressive Disorder, Major, Persistent Depressive Disorder
Effectiveness of an Ecological Momentary Emotion Regulation Intervention
This two-armed randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of an emotion regulation intervention in individuals with and without depressive disorders.
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06311136
- Testing
- Valence-Specific Ecological Momentary Intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Parenting Behavior, Social Emotional Competence
Increasing Kindergarten Social-Emotional Skills for Positive Long-Term Mental Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Social-emotional Skills for Thriving and Relating at School (SSTRS) Program can help children entering kindergarten and their families.
- Conditions
- Parenting Behavior, Social Emotional Competence, Internalizing Behavior, Externalizing Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06908330
- Testing
- Social-emotional Skills for Thriving and Relating at School Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
Pediatric Leukemia
Video-Assisted Emotional Preparation and Emotional Expression During Subcutaneous Procedures in Children With Cancer
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether video-assisted emotional preparation helps reduce emotional distress in children with leukemia undergoing subcutaneous procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT07602621
- Testing
- Video-Assisted Structured Emotional Preparation, Structured Emotional Preparation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Emotional Distress, Anhedonia
Promoting Positive Emotions in Adolescents Using Positive Events Training: An Indicated Approach
Research shows that high positive emotionality is an essential ingredient in building resilience in youngsters, especially those with a vulnerability to develop depressive symptomatology.
- Trial name
- iPET (NCT07288541)
- Testing
- Positive Events Training (PET)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Positive Expectations
Positive Expectation Effects on Early Emotional Processing
Insights into the mechanisms of expectation effects in the emotional domain can be invaluable for the development of potential therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07615530
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Musculoskeletal Pain
A Pragmatic Trial of EAET for Veterans With Chronic Pain
About one in three Veterans lives with long-term (chronic) pain, and many of them also struggle with past trauma and mental health issues like depression, anxiety, or PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT07218757
- Testing
- Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
High Arousing Positive Emotion, Low Arousing Positive Condition
Do Different Arousal Levels Affect Pressure Pain Thresholds?
This study examines whether emotional arousal level alone, while maintaining positive emotional valence, can influence pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- DDEALAPPT (NCT07802444)
- Testing
- Emotional high arousing intervention, Low arousal intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linnaeus University
Burnout, Professional, Emotional Exhaustion
The INSPIRE Study: INvestigation of Swiss Physicians Inner-life, Resilience, and Emotions
The goal of this clinical trial, nested within an observational cohort study, is to evaluate whether two positive psychology web-based interventions can reduce emotional exhaustion and improve overall well-being in practicing…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Emotional Exhaustion, Emotions, Wellness, Psychological
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT06806150)
- Testing
- INSPIRE Life Reflection, INSPIRE Work Reflection
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use
Skills for Talking About Cannabis for Families of Young Adults With Psychosis
The objectives of this research is to (1) create a family intervention and provider manual to train family members of young people with psychosis (YP-P) who are heavy cannabis users new communication skills to motivate change in…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use, Expressed Emotion, Communications Skills
- Trial name
- STAC (NCT06961877)
- Testing
- Cannabis Conversation Skills for Families (CCSF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Cannabis Use
vEAET-H for Chronic Pain Patients Using Medical Cannabis in Israel - A Feasibility Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a culturally adapted, virtual, group-based emotional therapy called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy is feasible and whether it can help reduce chronic pain and…
- Trial name
- vEAET-H (NCT07732062)
- Testing
- Group-based virtual Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy - Hebrew (vEAET-H)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Comparing Single-Session Therapies for Chronic Pain
Many people in the US suffer from chronic pain. Often times, individuals who have chronic pain also feel depressed, anxious, or hopeless, which can worsen pain.
- Trial name
- NCT07008105
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Mark A. Lumley
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Physical Inactivity
Positive Emotions Following Acute Cardiac Events
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, remotely delivered, positive-psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly text messages for a total of 24 weeks (with…
- Trial name
- PEACE-V (NCT05412862)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Expressed Emotion, Stress
Mindful Parenting for Parents With SEN Adolescents
The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an online eight-week mindful parenting program for parents of adolescents with special needs and its impact on parents' wellbeing and behaviors of their adolescents with…
- Conditions
- Expressed Emotion, Stress, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06522243
- Testing
- 8-week mindful parenting program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Orthopaedic Trauma, Chronic Pain
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma
The purpose of this single-arm trial is to determine the feasibility of emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) for individuals with persistent pain following orthopedic trauma.
- Conditions
- Orthopaedic Trauma, Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05989230
- Testing
- Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Depression
Evaluation of a Keto-Like Supplement on Brain Responses to Emotional Stimuli in Depression
This study aims to determine whether a keto-like supplement relative to placebo results in functional brain changes during fMRI tasks evaluating positive and negative valence in individuals with moderate to severe depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06263660
- Testing
- Keto-like supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion Recovery and Support Program
Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a novel intervention Concussion Recovery and Support Program (CRISP) for adolescents and young adults (AYA) 18-29 yo with concussion/ mild TBI.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Headache
- Trial name
- CRISP (NCT07097792)
- Testing
- CRISP (Concussion Recovery and Support Program)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion
Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2.
- Conditions
- BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT07305415)
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong