Clinical trials: Positive Emotions
Emotional Disorder
Metabolic Activation of Brain Areas With Emotional Stimuli Compared With Score in Psychological Test
Quantitative assessment of the activation of brain areas by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fRMI) in the face of positive and negative emotional stimuli using audiovisual materials validated for the local population and…
- Trial name
- fMRI (NCT04974437)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto del Corazon, Argentina
Positive Expectations
Positive Expectation Effects on Early Emotional Processing
Insights into the mechanisms of expectation effects in the emotional domain can be invaluable for the development of potential therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07615530
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Social Anxiety Disorder
Positive Emotional Processing: Exploring Novel Treatment Targets in Social Phobia
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of a computerized approach/avoidance training (AAT) procedure in a sample of individuals diagnosed with social anxiety disorder (SAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02136212
- Testing
- Approach-positive AAT, Control AAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Healthy Aging, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Sandplay-Act. Older: Structured Sandplay Activity for Older Individuals
This research was planned to determine the effect of structured sandplay activities on positive and negative affect and levels of meaning in life in elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07735351
- Testing
- Sandplay-Act. Older: Structured Sandplay Activity for Older Individuals, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
General Mental Health and Well-Being
CopeSmart: Using Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Mental Health in Young People
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mental health mobile app (CopeSmart) in promoting positive mental health through emotional self-awareness in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT02265978
- Testing
- CopeSmart
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 387 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Healthy Older Adults, Alzheimer's Disease
Induction and Recognition of Emotions
This study evaluates the differences in cognitive function between healthy older adults, older adults with mild Alzheimer's type dementia and older adults with Parkinson's disease and if there are differences in valence…
- Conditions
- Healthy Older Adults, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- IRE (NCT04353947)
- Testing
- Mini Cognitive Examination (MCE), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Global Deterioration Scale (GDS)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Awe, Compassion
Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Via Awe Walks
Awe is a powerful positive emotion that offsets negative emotion and fosters prosocial behavior. This study examined the effects of awe on health and well-being in healthy older adults.
- Conditions
- Awe, Compassion, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03550144
- Testing
- Awe Walk, Control Walk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Caregiving Stress, Caregiver Burden
SAGE LEAF 2: An Online Program to Reduce Dementia Caregiver Burden
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the SAGE LEAF (Social Augmentation of self-Guided Electronic delivery of the Life Enhancing Activities for Family caregivers) online positive emotion skill-building program delivered…
- Trial name
- SAGE LEAF 2 (NCT06708182)
- Testing
- SAGE LEAF Positive Emotion Skills Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Positive Emotions, Mental Health
Reducing Symptoms of Depression, Stress and Anxiety and Enhancing Positive Mental Health: a Randomized-controlled Study of the Positive Emotions Training
Based on the results of the previously published paper "Positive Emotions Training (PoET) as an online intervention to improve mental health: a feasibility study" (Niemann et al., 2023) the goal of this study was to examine the…
- Conditions
- Positive Emotions, Mental Health, Intervention (Training) Condition, Randomized Controlled Study
- Trial name
- NCT06851637
- Testing
- PoET
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Mental Health Wellness 1, Positive and Negative Affect
Effects of a Relaxation and Guided Imagery Intervention in School Context
Specific aims - To test the effects of a relaxation and guided imagery intervention with socioemotional learning content on a range of socioemotional, physiological, cognitive and academic outcomes of school-aged children…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Positive and Negative Affect, Social Skills, Happiness
- Trial name
- MR (NCT06101225)
- Testing
- MindRegulation Intervention, Relaxation, Waiting List Control Group
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Behavior
Investigating the Neural Systems That Support the Beneficial Effects of Positive Emotion on Stress Regulation
For this study, community participants visited the PI's psychophysiology lab for a single experimental session. In this study, participants completed a brief mood measure, followed by a task training in which a research assistant…
- Trial name
- NCT04496258
- Testing
- Positive Emotion Induction, Neutral Emotion Induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
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
Emotions, Stress
A Brief Body-mind-spirit Intervention to Promote Positive Emotions
Integrating ICT in health promotion has been suggested to offer many advantages compared to traditional approaches to promote well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT04582526
- Testing
- BMS program
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Healthy
Writing Activities and Emotions
The current study aims to test whether an online two-week positive psychological intervention can increase positive affect in college students.
- Trial name
- eWrite (NCT04539756)
- Testing
- positive psychological intervention, Active control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Positive Emotions, Mental Health
Positive Emotions Training (PoET) as an Online Intervention to Improve Mental Health: a Feasibility Study
Positive psychology interventions are known to have an impact on mental health as well as on a number of beneficial characteristics like optimism, gratitude and self-efficacy.
- Trial name
- NCT05737251
- Testing
- PoET
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Positive Emotions, Blood Pressure
The Impact of a Gratitude Intervention on Stress Reactivity
This study will employ a randomized mixed between-within experimental stress-testing protocol design. Physiological responses (blood pressure and pulse) will be recorded throughout a baseline, gratitude induction, standard…
- Conditions
- Positive Emotions, Blood Pressure, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT05133063
- Testing
- Gratitude letter, Control intervention
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Quality of Life, Eating Disorders
#KindGirlsInACTion: A Programme for the Promotion of Mental Health of Female Adolescents
The #KindGirlsInACTion project started in 2017 and developed and implemented a psychotherapeutic intervention program in Portuguese female adolescents.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Eating Disorders, Eating Behavior, Psychological
- Trial name
- KindGirlsACT (NCT05149066)
- Testing
- #KindGirlsInACTion
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Acute Pain, Positive Thinking
Examination of Psychological and Physiological Pathways Linking Gratitude and Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of a brief gratitude intervention on individuals' psychological and physiological responses to acute pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Positive Thinking, Emotions
- Trial name
- NCT06317844
- Testing
- Behavioral Writing Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Black Hills State University
Emotional Stress
Effects of a Application (Flourish App) in Medical Students
This protocol proposes a well-being program, delivered through an application for mobile devices, based on meditation and positive psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT03895190
- Testing
- Flourishing App Program
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Emotional Stress
Flourishing App: An Evaluation With High School Students
This protocol proposes a well-being program, delivered through an application for mobile devices, based on meditation and positive psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT03096171
- Testing
- Flourishing App Program
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein