Clinical trials: Emotional
Mood Disorders
Brain Emotion Circuitry-Targeted Self-Monitoring and Regulation Therapy (BE-SMART)
New treatments to help to reduce the emotional dysregulation of mood disorders are critically needed. This is a study of an emotional dysregulation psychotherapy treatment in which participants will learn skills to help to…
- Trial name
- BE-SMART (NCT03183388)
- Testing
- BE-SMART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Disorders
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04606966
- Testing
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Barn Activity, Hybrid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Loneliness, Social Isolation
The Emotional, Physical and Cognitive Benefits of Purposeful Green Space Activities on Seniors
This project explores if various nature based activities can lead to acute improvements in emotional, physical and cognitive health outcomes and encouraging senior center (JABA) service users to return to a safe environment.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Mood, Well Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04913363
- Testing
- Green space
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Behavior
Investigating the Neural Systems That Support the Beneficial Effects of Positive Emotion on Stress Regulation
For this study, community participants visited the PI's psychophysiology lab for a single experimental session. In this study, participants completed a brief mood measure, followed by a task training in which a research assistant…
- Trial name
- NCT04496258
- Testing
- Positive Emotion Induction, Neutral Emotion Induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
Benzodiazepine Dependence, Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Lowering and Deprescribing Through Emotion Regulation
The goal of this clinical trial is to test ALDER (Anxiety Lowering and Deprescribing through Emotion Regulation), an online self-guided positive emotion intervention, in patients over the age of 65 who are candidates for…
- Conditions
- Benzodiazepine Dependence, Anxiety Disorders, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- ALDER (NCT06359314)
- Testing
- ALDER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
A Study of Parent and Child Emotions in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
The purpose of this study is to learn about the emotion regulation skills of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and different strategies that may improve these skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03524664
- Testing
- Tuning In to kids intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Cancer
MOST EMPOWER: Optimizing An Emotion Regulation Intervention
This purpose of this study is to test a digital health intervention that may promote well-being among young adult cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- MOST EMPOWER (NCT04317417)
- Testing
- EMPOWER
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Child Behavior, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Tantrum Tamers 2.0: The Role of Emotion
This study aims to better understand how to best help parents of young children with problem behavior. Problem behaviors vary between and within children, but can include inattention/hyperactivity, tantrums, and/or noncompliance.
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Problem Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03597789
- Testing
- Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Non-verbal Learning Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Natural Treatments for the Management of Emotional Dysregulation in Youth With Non-verbal Learning Disability (NVLD) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
This study consists of a 6-week, open-label, randomized clinical trial study to compare efficacy and tolerability of the natural treatments omega-3 fatty acids, inositol, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of mood…
- Conditions
- Non-verbal Learning Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT03757585
- Testing
- Open-label Treatment with Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Inositol, Open-label Treatment with N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Complicated Grief, Bereavement
A Study of Medication With or Without Psychotherapy for Complicated Grief
The major goal of this 4-site, double blind, placebo-controlled intervention trial is to assess the efficacy of medication (Citalopram) alone or with psychotherapy (Complicated Grief Therapy) to treat the symptoms of complicated…
- Trial name
- HEAL (NCT01179568)
- Testing
- Citalopram, Complicated Grief Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Depression
Adolescent Attention to Emotion Study
Rates of depression increase rapidly during adolescence, especially for girls, and, thus, research is needed to spur the development of novel interventions to prevent adolescent depression.
- Trial name
- NCT04105868
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Eveningness/Sleep
Triple Vulnerability? Circadian Tendency, Sleep Deprivation and Adolescence
There is an urgent need to identify modifiable mechanisms contributing to risk and vulnerability among youth. The investigators test the hypothesis that eveningness, the tendency to go to sleep late and wake late, is an important…
- Trial name
- NCT01828320
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia, Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy, Chronotherapy, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Smoking, Tobacco
Examining Brain Responses Linked to Emotion in Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes
The study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging and facial coding methods to study individuals who smoke cigarettes. Smoking expectancy (the extent to which one perceives an opportunity to smoke a cigarette) will be…
- Trial name
- NCT04310735
- Testing
- Verbal smoking expectancy manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Suicide and Self-harm, Emotion Regulation
Supplementing Brief Psychotherapy With a Mobile App
Suicide is among the leading causes of death worldwide, and the risk of suicide is highest in the period immediately following discharge from inpatient psychiatric care.1Importantly, despite the enormously elevated risk during…
- Trial name
- NCT05867316
- Testing
- Unified Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Motor, Mood, and Cognitive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this trial is to study the mood and cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00360009
- Testing
- DBS of the STN, DBS of the GPI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Emotions
Emotion Regulation and Emotion Perception
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a brief, emotion regulation intervention on the ability to perceive other people's emotions.
- Trial name
- EREP (NCT03790878)
- Testing
- Mindful Breathing, Habituation, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Social Emotional Wellness
Implementing and Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Refugee Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The overall goal of this overall goal is to pilot an adaptation of an established Social-Emotional Learning Program with novel wellness and COVID-19 safety components that are trauma-informed and culturally-specific in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04931888
- Testing
- EMPOWER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Chronic Low Back Pain
Physical Activity Interventions To Heal Chronic Low Back Pain
This study will advance understanding on the mechanisms that mediate improved outcomes for chronic low back pain and provide specific directions for optimizing physical activity interventions for this population.
- Trial name
- PATH (NCT04678297)
- Testing
- Physical activity + emotion regulation intervention, Physical activity control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Cancer Patients, Family Caregivers
A Study Comparing Two Types of Supportive Interventions for Caregivers of Patients With Cancer
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of therapy for caregivers of cancer patients: Emotion Regulation Therapy for Cancer Caregivers (ERT-C) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-C).
- Trial name
- NCT04802720
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Caregivers (CBT-C), Emotion Regulation Therapy for Cancer Caregivers (ERT-C)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress
DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People
The NHS DISCOVER team has secured 2-year funding from the Maudsley Charity to tailor the workshop programme the investigators deliver in school Sixth Forms to meet the specific needs of Care Experienced young people.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05220436
- Testing
- DISCOVER workshop programme
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust