Clinical trials: Emotional Disorder
Caregivers
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF 2.0)
The goal of the proposed intervention, called LEAF (Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers) is to reduce burden and increase well-being in Alzheimer's Disease caregivers through the practice of positive emotion skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03610698
- Testing
- LEAF Positive Emotion Intervention, Emotion Reporting Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Alexithymia
The Emotion Builder: An Intervention for Emotional Deficits After Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine a web-based training program for treating emotional problems in people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT02432300
- Testing
- Emotion Builder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- EmotEd
Major Depression
Study of Brain Response to Emotional Pictures Using a fMRI While on Duloxetine
The purpose of this study is to find out what parts of the brain have increased or decreased activity when people are depressed and how antidepressant medicine changes this activity in depressed patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00532480
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Childhood Aggression
Intuniv vs Placebo in the Treatment of Childhood Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Children with explosive aggression are often rejected by their peers, placed in special classroom, and contribute to family discord. When psychotherapy and family therapy is unsuccessful, medications are often used.
- Conditions
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Childhood Aggression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02048241
- Testing
- Parent Management Training, Intuniv
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Depression, Anxiety
Mobile Mental Health Apps for Suicide Prevention
Access to mental health care by essential workers and the unemployed during the COVID19 pandemic has been challenging. Usual access to mental health care is limited by social distancing, and for many now unemployed due to…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT04536935
- Testing
- Mobile Mental Health App - 1, Mobile Mental Health App - 2, Mobile Mental Health App - 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 838 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation
Omega-3 Supplementation to ADHD Medication in Children
This study is a 12-week open-label trial to assess the effectiveness of Omega-3 fatty acids for deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) as a supplement to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treatment in children…
- Trial name
- NCT02204410
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid, ADHD Medication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
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
Substance Use Disorders, Depression
Study of a Transdiagnostic, Emotion-focused Group Intervention for Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders
The overall aim of this pilot study is to conduct a preliminary trial to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of adding a transdiagnostic, emotion-focused group intervention (the Unified Protocol, UP) to treatment as usual…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Emotional Disorder
- Trial name
- ARMS UP (NCT03315208)
- Testing
- Unified Protocol (UP), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Severe Eosinophilic Asthma, Psychological Distress
Severe Asthma, MepolizumaB and Affect: SAMBA Study
This is a real-life pragmatic non-randomised study to explore the impact of mepolizumab on the emotional and affective outcomes of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma and their partners.
- Conditions
- Severe Eosinophilic Asthma, Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- SAMBA (NCT04680611)
- Testing
- no study intervention. Patients receive standard clinical care
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Emotional Distress, Cardiac Arrest
Open Pilot Trial of a Mind-body Program for Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Their Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to pilot a mind-body intervention for cardiac arrest survivors and their informal caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest.
- Trial name
- NCT06517394
- Testing
- Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mood Disorder, Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Oxytocin on Irritability/Emotional Dysregulation of Disruptive Behavior and Mood Disorders
Irritability and emotional dysregulation are recognized as serious aspects of psychopathology seen in in pediatric psychiatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02824627
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
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
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Internet-based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial
The study aims to randomize 320 (160 Caucasian, 160 African American) socially isolated adults 75+ years old (50:50 split between those with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)) recruited from the community to…
- Trial name
- I-CONECT (NCT02871921)
- Testing
- Conversational Engagement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Breast Cancer Female, Depressive Symptoms
The Role of Emotional Processing in Improving the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients
The purpose of this study is to examine two mechanistic changes: emotion processing (awareness, expression and acceptance) and cholinergic anti-inflammatory processes (HRV and cytokine expression) through which an Art Therapy…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Female, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, Pain
- Trial name
- REPAT (NCT03377816)
- Testing
- Art Therapy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Sertraline Pediatric Registry for the Evaluation of Safety (SPRITES)
To evaluate the long-term impact of treatment with sertraline on aspects of cognitive, emotional and physical development and pubertal maturation in pediatric subjects ages 6 to 16 years (inclusive) with a diagnosis of anxiety…
- Trial name
- SPRITES (NCT01302080)
- Testing
- sertraline, psychotherapy
- Where
- 44 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 941 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Social Cognition, Social Anxiety
Oxytocin and Social Cognition in Schizophrenia
Objective: Social Cognition and Emotional Intelligence have been shown to be deficient in patients with schizophrenia and these are not remediated by antipsychotic medications or psychosocial interventions.
- Conditions
- Social Cognition, Social Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence
- Trial name
- NCT00884897
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Depression, Anxiety
Study of a PST-Trained Voice-Enabled Artificial Intelligence Counselor(SPEAC) for Adults With Emotional Distress (Phase 2)
Approximately 200 Participants with mild-to-moderate, untreated depression and/or anxiety will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to 1 of 3 study groups: Lumen Coached Problem-Solving Treatment (PST) (n=100)…
- Trial name
- SPEAC (NCT05603923)
- Testing
- Lumen Coached PST Intervention., Human Coached PST Intervention., Optional (delayed) Lumen Coached PST (Waitlist control).
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Parent Emotion Coaching for Anorexia Nervosa
Family based treatment (FBT) is the evidence based treatment for pediatric anorexia nervosa (AN), but 50% of adolescents do not respond and the consequences for non-response are dire (e.g., 11.5% mortality rate).
- Trial name
- NCT04421989
- Testing
- Emotion Coaching, Support Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Depression
Emotional and Cognitive Control in Late-Onset Depression
This study may help identify how abnormalities in brain systems that control the ability to ignore irrelevant information may contribute to the development of depression in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01728194
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University