Clinical trials: Mentalization
Psychological, Mental Health Issue
STEP-COVID: A Program for Pregnant Women During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
STEP-COVID (Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood during the COVID-19 pandemic) is a manualized group intervention for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic designed to foster emotion regulation and…
- Conditions
- Psychological, Mental Health Issue, Prenatal Stress, Maternal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05419167
- Testing
- STEP-COVID
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Postpartum Period, Maternal Mental Health
Brief Psycho-educational Intervention to Enhance Maternal Reflective Functioning in the Early Postpartum Among Primiparous: Pilot Study
This randomized pilot trial tests a brief psycho-educational group program designed to enhance maternal reflective functioning (RF)-the capacity to understand one's own and the baby's behavior in terms of thoughts and…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Period, Maternal Mental Health, Parenting / Maternal Behavior, Primiparity (First-Time Mothers)
- Trial name
- NCT07318168
- Testing
- Thinking Emotions - Postpartum RF Group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Family Caregivers
Mobile App Psychological Interventions for Family Dementia Caregivers
Family caregivers of persons with dementia often experience chronic stress and insomnia, resulting in decreased mental and physical health.
- Trial name
- NCT05253443
- Testing
- Mentalizing Imagery Therapy and caregiver skills mobile application, Caregiver skills mobile application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mental Disorder, Child
MISC-CBO to Improve the Mental Health of OVC in South Africa
The goal of this cluster randomized control clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers for Community-based Organizations (MISC-CBO) in reducing mental health…
- Trial name
- NCT05943132
- Testing
- Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC), Treatment as Usual
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 792 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Regulation, Self, Reflective Functioning
Recognizing Children's Needs: Impact on Early Childhood Regulatory Problems
Brief Summary: This study aims to quantitatively examine the relationship between regulatory problems (sleep, feeding, and crying) in infants aged 6-36 months and levels of parental sensitivity and reflective functioning.
- Conditions
- Regulation, Self, Reflective Functioning, Mentalization, Child Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07249593
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Parenting
Video Feedback to Enhance Parental Mentalization
The objective of this study is to implement a Video Feedback (VF) intervention to enhance Parental Reflective Function in primary caregivers of inpatient psychiatric children.
- Trial name
- NCT03374904
- Testing
- Video Feedback, Control Group
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Social Emotional Competence, Language Development
SAGA for Toddlers. Supporting Children's Linguistic and Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care
The goal of this study is to investigate whether a shared reading intervention including emotion and mind-related dialogues (SAGA for Toddlers) supports the development of 11 to 36 moth-old-children in early childhood education…
- Trial name
- SAGA-T (NCT07189104)
- Testing
- SAGA for Toddlers
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Anorexia Nervosa
Social Cognition in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa- the Study Examines Social Understanding in Patients With AN Via Questionnaire and Computer Tasks
The current research has two goals: first to validate the Hebrew version of a new measurement for assessing mentalization failures.
- Trial name
- NCT05861661
- Testing
- The study do not include an intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ziv Hospital
Emotional Intelligence, Social Interaction
Efficacy of iMentalize and MISC-SA to Foster Parents' Mentalization and Children Mental Health in General Population.
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this parallel randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of the iMentalize program and the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers - Self Administered version (MISC-SA) to foster…
- Conditions
- Emotional Intelligence, Social Interaction, Mental Health Wellness 1, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- iMentalize (NCT06270732)
- Testing
- iMentalize Program (iMentalize), Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers, Self-Administered version (MISC-SA), Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers - Readings version (MISC-R): Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Pregnancy, Primiparous Women
Maternal Reflective Functioning During the Transition to Motherhood
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about Maternal Reflective Function (MRF) during the transition to motherhood. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does MRF mediates the connection between risk factors for mental…
- Trial name
- NCT06476626
- Testing
- Maternal Reflective Function Workshop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Mental Illness
Program for Caregivers Involved With Mental Health Services
The purpose of this two-year pilot study is to adapt a 12-week attachment-based parenting intervention for implementation with female adult caregivers who have or are at risk for long-term interpersonal conflict with family…
- Trial name
- NCT01872585
- Testing
- Mentalization based therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Borderline Personality Disorder
Staff Nurse Perceptions of MBT Skills Training for Working With BPD in AMH
Despite expert opinion unconvinced of any value for hospitalization in caring for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), this patient group still accounts for a significant proportion of adult acute mental health…
- Trial name
- NCT02239055
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Modulating Temporoparietal Junction Mentalizing-Related Activity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
The goal of this observational study is to test the modulation effect of different transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the neural network supporting our ability to create mental representations of others (also known as…
- Trial name
- NCT06214065
- Testing
- fMRI, rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Borderline Personality Disorder
Neuropsychiatric Mechanisms of Change in Mentalization Based Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (MENTAB)
Purpose: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex psychiatric disease of uncertain aetiology and pathogenesis. A key mechanism of disease susceptibility and treatment response could be epigenetic changes in DNA…
- Trial name
- MENTAB (NCT01720953)
- Testing
- Mentalization Based Therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rune Andersen
Self, Self-Perception
Immersive Training on Metacognitive Capacities of Young People
Metacognitive abilities and self-knowledge are necessary for psychological maturation and good mental functioning of individuals.
- Conditions
- Self, Self-Perception, Self Esteem
- Trial name
- VRtraining (NCT05899257)
- Testing
- Immersive Training using EYME
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Mental Health, Well-being
A Mentalization Based Prevention Program to Foster Well-Being and Mental Health in Pre-Adolescent Children and Their Families
The FLOW project involves the implementation and rigorous evaluation of an evidence-based, multi-level mentalization prevention program targeting social and psychological determinants of well-being in four European countries…
- Trial name
- FLOW (NCT07494929)
- Testing
- Lighthouse Program, Mentalization Based Skills Training, Lighthouse program parenting guidebook
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Lithuania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 15,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Svenja Taubner
Parenting Stress, Parent Child Relationship
A Male Caregiver Adaptation Study of the Connecting and Reflecting Experience Parenting Program
Male caregivers play a critical role in children's emotional development, yet they are often underrepresented in parenting interventions and may experience unique barriers to emotional engagement and support.
- Conditions
- Parenting Stress, Parent Child Relationship, Father-Child Relations, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- Male-CARE (NCT07419308)
- Testing
- Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
ASD
An Intervention Program to Improve Emotion Regulation Among Parents of Children with ASD
To examine the effectiveness of a short-term therapeutic workshop in improving reflective functioning, the belief that emotions can change, the reported use of effective emotional regulation strategies, and perceived parental…
- Trial name
- NCT06598605
- Testing
- Parental Reflective Functioning Workshop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Ketamine-Induced Psychotic Disorder, Social Cognition
Effects of Ketamine on Mentalizing and Metacognition in Healthy Volunteers
Antipsychotic medication shows generally good effect sizes when looking at reduction of positive psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as paranoia or delusion.
- Conditions
- Ketamine-Induced Psychotic Disorder, Social Cognition, Theory of Mind
- Trial name
- METAKETAII (NCT05320991)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Nacl 0.9%
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Parent-Child Relations, PTSD
CAVEAT: An Open-Trial Feasibility Study
This is an open-clinical trial to study the feasibility of a brief manualized psychotherapy for mothers interpersonal violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their very young children ages 1-3 years, entitled…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, PTSD, Dissociation
- Trial name
- CAVEAT-OT (NCT06552832)
- Testing
- CAVEAT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals