Clinical trials: Emotional Processing
Emotional Processing, Cognition
7T Amygdala and Citalopram Study
The goal of this study is to investigate how a common antidepressant citalopram (which increases the levels of the chemical messenger serotonin), affects how a key area of the brain involved in depression (the amygdala) responds…
- Conditions
- Emotional Processing, Cognition, Mood Disorders, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- 7T FACES (NCT06412315)
- Testing
- Citalopram
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Learning, Cognitive Functioning
Dual Orexin Antagonism and Emotion and Affective Processing Study
In this study, the investigators will examine the effects of blocking the orexin system on human behaviour and brain function using daridorexant, a medication that inhibits orexin activity.
- Conditions
- Learning, Cognitive Functioning, Emotional Processing
- Trial name
- DOREA (NCT07267559)
- Testing
- Daridorexant 50 mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Emotional Processing, Mood
Combined Blood Pressure Medication and Activity Scheduling for Low Mood
This study explores the effects of 7-day losartan (50mg) versus placebo with brief behavioural activation on emotional processing in young volunteers low in positive mood
- Trial name
- NCT07017023
- Testing
- Losartan with BA
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Understanding the mechanisms underlying expectation effects in the affective domain can provide valuable insights into possible therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07031804
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Emotional Processing
Losartan and Emotional Processing in Young People
This study explores the effects of single-dose losartan (50mg) versus placebo on emotional processing in young healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT06636812
- Testing
- Losartan potassium
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Positive Mood States, Negative Mood States
The Impact of Twin Hearts Meditation on Mood, Cognitive Functioning, and EEG Dynamics
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the impact of a specific guided meditation (Twin Hearts Meditation; THM) on cognitive functioning and EEG dynamics in experienced and inexperienced meditators.
- Conditions
- Positive Mood States, Negative Mood States, Cognitive Processing Speed, Cognitive Flexibility
- Trial name
- NCT07005830
- Testing
- Twin Hearts Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroMeditation Institute
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Understanding the mechanisms of expectation effects in the affective system is vital, given high placebo rates in antidepressants. Evidence has consistently confirmed that expectations can influence our emotional experience.
- Trial name
- NCT06251284
- Testing
- Saline nasal spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Emotional Processing
Losartan and Emotional Learning
This study explores the effects of single-dose losartan (50mg) versus placebo on emotional processing in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT06628154
- Testing
- Losartan potassium 50mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Emotional Processing, Mental Exercise
Effects of a Brief Mental Exercise on Emotional Processing
The aim of this study is to explore whether a brief mental exercise (developed and widely advocated in the field of positive psychology) can change the processing of emotion-related information in a similar way as previously…
- Trial name
- BME (NCT03698175)
- Testing
- Three good things exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford