Clinical trials: Expectations
Healthy
Chatbot Intervention Effects on Belief Updating in Anhedonia
The main aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a Motivational Interviewing-based artificial intelligence chatbot on belief updating in college students with elevated levels of depression and anhedonia by…
- Trial name
- NCT07663019
- Testing
- MI Chatbot Interaction, Active Control Chatbot Interaction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Substance-related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders
LaunchPad: Supporting Healthy Decisions and Preventing Drug Use After High School
LaunchPad is an online substance use prevention program for high school seniors. The program is designed to help seniors develop skills and make informed decisions as they transition from high school to young adulthood.
- Conditions
- Substance-related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Tobacco Use Disorder, Marijuana Use
- Trial name
- NCT07655609
- Testing
- Introduction, Norms re: Protective Behavior Strategies (PBS), Life Skills
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prevention Strategies, LLC
Pain, Physical Activity
Influence of Expectations on Change in Pain Perception After a 3 Min Wallsquat Exercise.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how expectations induced by information given prior to exercise influence the magnitude of exercise-induced hypoalgesia after a 3 min wallsquat exercise in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03678662
- Testing
- Hypoalgesia expectation, Hyperalgesia expectation, Neutral
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Low Back Pain
Acupuncture Analgesia in Relation to Psychiatric Comorbidity
It is our hypothesis that patient's expectations concerning treatment outcome will be influenced by their psychiatric symptoms, and that this expectancy will have a strong influence on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment to…
- Trial name
- LBP (NCT00307788)
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Appetitive Behavior, Weight Loss
Understanding the Effects of Water-related Appetite Expectancies on Caloric Intake in College Students
Consuming large volumes of water has recently been identified as a common weight loss strategy among U.S. adults. It is a widespread belief that drinking water increases feelings of satiety and reduces food intake, which could…
- Conditions
- Appetitive Behavior, Weight Loss, Water, Energy Intake
- Trial name
- NCT04737629
- Testing
- Expectancy and Water, No Expectancy and Water, No Water
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health
Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study
The Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study is a pragmatic, parallel-arm interventional platform that systematically compares successive changes to preventive health screening on the path toward a fully automated screening…
- Conditions
- Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health, Medically Underserved Area, Preventive Health Services
- Trial name
- HACE (NCT07669168)
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Screening Interpretation (AI Reads), Human-Only Screening Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Brandenburg, MD
Phobic Disorders
The Role of Treatment Expectation in Exposure Training With Spider Fearful Participants
This study evaluates the role of treatment success expectation in spider fearful individuals on the actual treatment success. Half of participants will have positive treatment success expectations, while the other half will have…
- Trial name
- NCT03012035
- Testing
- positive treatment expectations, neutral treatment expectations
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Blood Pressure, HDL Low
Effects of a 10 Component Dietary Supplement on Health and the Quality of Life
This open-label field trial evaluates the effects of treatment with a multi-pathway dietary supplement (Stem Cell 100+) that has been commercially available for several years.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, HDL Low, Stress, Lung Function Decreased
- Trial name
- NCT03052491
- Testing
- Stem Cell 100+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centagen, Inc.
Bullying
The Effect of School-Based Bullying Prevention Program on Bullying Victimization, Tendencies and Future Expectations of Adolescents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a school-based bullying prevention program on adolescents' bullying victimization, tendencies and future expectations.
- Trial name
- NCT06663215
- Testing
- School Based Bullying Prevention Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Healthy Participants
The Power of Belief: Expectation-driven and Placebo Modulation of Empathic Pain
This study investigates how belief and expectation influence empathic pain-the pain we feel when observing others in distress. Healthy adult participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: no-treatment control…
- Trial name
- PoB-EP (NCT07367672)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin (OT) 24 IU
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Schizophrenia
Diagnostic Announcement to Relatives of Patients With Schizophrenia
The diagnostic announcement of a chronic disorder is an essential step in the patient's care. Recommendations specify the importance of including caregivers at the time of the announcement.
- Trial name
- QUALIPROCHES (NCT04562961)
- Testing
- Schizophrenia caregivers qualitative interview
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Cognitive Change
Effects of Expectations on Hypoalgesia Produced by Mental Practice
The main objective of this research work is to evaluate and quantify the hypoalgesia generated by motor imagery influenced by the presence of expectations.
- Trial name
- NCT04621162
- Testing
- Positive Expectations (initial), Negative Expectations (initial), Neutral Expectations (initial)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Expectation of Driving Performance in Young Adults With ADHD Assessed by Driving Simulator and Seat Pressure Mapping
Adolescents suffering of ADHD may have impaired driving performance. The investigators would like to check the differences in driving performance in young adults(aged: 15-18 years) with ADHD by driving simulator and seat pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT01179386
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Social Anxiety, Depression
Affect-regulatory Characteristics of Deceptive Placebos
The study tries to identify whether specifically framed expectations, induced with an active placebo nasal-spray, have effects on affective regulation processes and rumination.
- Trial name
- NCT05372744
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Placebo Effect on Mood Improvement
The Role of Dopamine, Reward Learning and Prefrontal Activity in Expectation-induced Mood Enhancement
Although placebo effects on depressive symptoms are well documented, the underlying mechanisms and moderating factors of expectation effects on mood and depression are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- CRC289A07 (NCT05208294)
- Testing
- Sulpiride 400 MG, High expectation manipulation, Low expectation manipulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Aging
The Use of Compression in Institutions and at People's Homes
The compression therapy is a main treatment for chronic venous disease and its different phases. It has proven its effectiveness and usefulness in preventive phase and curative phase.
- Trial name
- NCT05982145
- Testing
- Individual interviews, Focus groups, Questionary and measures
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Nocebo Effect, Pain Anticipation
Muscular Synergies and Behavioral Adaptations of Gait in Pain Anticipation (SYAMAPP)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the anticipation of pain influences gait control and psychophysiological responses in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- SYAMAPP (NCT06929559)
- Testing
- Pain expectation conditioning, Comparator (Control Group), Intervention: Gait
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite de Picardie Jules Verne
Health Care Utilization
Modifying Treatment Expectations in Depression: the Role of Social Learning
Research has shown that treatment expectations play a major role in the course of mental disorders and that positive expectations have a beneficial impact on treatment outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05245370
- Testing
- Control video, Rationale video, Clinician testimonial
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Gratitude + No Expectations, Gratitude + Expectations
The Effects of Manipulating Expectations in a Gratitude Intervention
Gratitude - an emotion felt when an individual receives something beneficial from other people or entities - has been shown to positively affect well-being.
- Conditions
- Gratitude + No Expectations, Gratitude + Expectations, Events Control
- Trial name
- NCT03784001
- Testing
- Gratitude + No Expectations Intervention, Gratitude + Expectations Intervention, Events Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alcohol; Use, Problem
Alcohol & Mobile Phone Study to Reduce High-risk Alcohol Use and Consequences
The proposed study will develop a smartphone/mobile app intervention that incorporates ecological momentary assessment (i.e., two brief surveys per day) and daily intervention messaging (2 messages per day) for three weeks to…
- Trial name
- AMPS (NCT04213846)
- Testing
- Experimental: Mobile Alcohol Expectancy Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington