Clinical trials: Interoception, open to volunteers
Stress, Anxiety
Effects of HRV Biofeedback, Interoceptive Training, and Mindfulness on Stress in University Students and Staff
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRV-BF), Mindfulness programs, and Interoception training can reduce stress, improve well-being, and induce brain changes in university students…
- Trial name
- BIMStress (NCT06695715)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training Program, HRV Biofeedback, Interoception Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Body Image, Eating Behaviors
Nature for Body Image
Nature exposure has been found to be particularly beneficial for body image, as recent studies have identified a positive association between time spent in nature and positive body image.
- Conditions
- Body Image, Eating Behaviors, Self-Compassion, Interoception
- Trial name
- NBI (NCT06960668)
- Testing
- Nature for Body Image, Simple nature exposure, Structured Built Environment Exposure
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Agoraphobia; Panic, Social Anxiety Disorder
Differential Effects of in Vivo and Virtual Exposure Therapy in Agoraphobia
Anxiety disorders, including agoraphobia, are prevalent in the German population, leading affected individuals to avoid specific places like crowds or public transport.
- Trial name
- VRExpo (NCT06514495)
- Testing
- Therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Restless Legs Syndrome
Functional Connectivity of the Interoceptive Network in RLS
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder primarily characterized by an irresistible urge to move the legs while at rest.
- Trial name
- IntoRLS (NCT07001891)
- Testing
- Clinical assessment, auto-questionnaires (PSQI, ISI, ESS and HADS), Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
University Students
Pain Prediction Via Machine Learning: Electrical Thresholds and Interoception
The goal of this observational study is to predict (retrospective and prospective) musculoskeletal pain in university students using machine learning models based on electrical threshold measurements and interoceptive awareness.
- Trial name
- NCT07839520
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Bodily Self-Consciousness, Interoception
Hyperventilation Effects on Bodily Self-Consciousness
This study examines how voluntary fast, deep breathing (hyperventilation) affects the way healthy adults perceive their own body.
- Conditions
- Bodily Self-Consciousness, Interoception, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- HYPERSELF (NCT07769710)
- Testing
- Voluntary hyperventilation (guided paced breathing), Normal spontaneous breathing (within-subject control), Synchronous respiratory-visual VR feedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Functional Dyspepsia, Anorexia Nervosa
Identifying Multidimensional Signatures of Gastric Interoception in Functional Dyspepsia
This study is being conducted to investigate gut-brain communication in individuals with functional dyspepsia and anorexia nervosa.
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT07772167)
- Testing
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stress, Pain
State-dependent Interoception, Value-based Decision-making, and Introspection
Background: Negative emotional states can affect a person s behavior as they make decisions. For example, hunger may make people more impatient; they may then make riskier choices.
- Conditions
- Stress, Pain, Emotions, Craving
- Trial name
- NCT05666726
- Testing
- Pain, Stress, Craving
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Individual Differences in Cognitive Control Predict Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback Performance
The goal of this study is to investgate whether individual differences of cognitive control capacity could predict neurofeedback performance and the behavioral effects resulting from successful anterior insula regulation via…
- Trial name
- NCT07211269
- Testing
- Real-time fMRI neurofeedback training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Depression, Postpartum
Multimodal Biomarkers and Precision TMS for Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to identify multimodal biological markers associated with postpartum depression (PPD) and to evaluate the effectiveness of precision brain stimulation treatment.
- Trial name
- MOTHER-TMS (NCT07757815)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Macau
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
Healthy Volunteers, Health Promotion
Dance-Mindfulness Intervention for Well-Being in Recreational Adults
This 12-week study protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Dance-Mindfulness intervention integrating Modern Theatre Dance with mindfulness-based embodied practices to enhance…
- Trial name
- DanceMind (NCT07262177)
- Testing
- Dance-Mindfulness Intervention
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Healthy
BreatheWell: Train Your Breathing, Relax Your Body, Open Your Mind
The goal of this study is to determine whether tasks related to breathing training (daily inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and increased access to health data/awareness) performed for 12 weeks leads to positive changes in mental…
- Trial name
- NCT06920407
- Testing
- Breathing training device (Inspiratory Muscle Training), Oura Ring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Constipation, Irritable Bowel Disease
Relationship Between Interoception and Postural Control in Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This cross-sectional, observational, controlled comparative study aims to investigate the relationship between interoception and postural control in individuals with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and…
- Trial name
- NCT07870915
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Obesity, Body Representation
SENSing Inner BodiLy State: Understanding the Role of Interoception in obEsity
Successfully perceiving the flow of interoceptive cues and integrating them with exteroceptive information are fundamental aspects of countering the body's inherent instability and guaranteeing homeostatic regulation.
- Trial name
- SENSIBLE (NCT06855251)
- Testing
- The crossmodal dual-task
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Healthy Volunteers - Male and Female
Acute Effects of a Single-Session Body Awareness Intervention on Cortical Activity and Interoceptive Accuracy
This study will examine the immediate (acute) effects of a single, 30-minute body awareness session on brain activity and interoceptive accuracy in healthy young adults aged 18-25.
- Trial name
- BBAT-EEG (NCT07736365)
- Testing
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy Intervention
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ertugrul Deniz Kose
Duchenne / Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
Social Cognition in Dystrophinopathies and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The primary aim of this observational study is to investigate specific aspects of social cognition in dystrophinopathies. Body awareness, interpersonal distance and emotional processing will be measured in a sample of patients…
- Conditions
- Duchenne / Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06874166
- Testing
- Electroencephalography (EEG), Social Cognition Tasks
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea