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
HIV
HIV Patients Illness Perception and Adherence
Background: the study aimed to explore HIV positive patients' perceptions toward illness and treatment, and their associations with demographic and clinical variables, in particular with adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT02276287
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Family Caregivers
Application of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) to Family Members Caring for Patients With Schizophrenia
The goal of this re-measured quasi-experimental study is to evaluate the effect of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) intervention given to caregiver family members of people with schizophrenia on caregiver burden…
- Trial name
- IPT-G (NCT05870384)
- Testing
- Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Stuttering, Childhood, Emotion, Expressed
Intensive Stuttering Group Therapy for School-age Children and the Effect of Emotional Reactivity on Therapy Outcomes
The primary objectives of this investigation were two-fold: 1) to investigate whether implementation of individualized desensitization exercises in an intensive stuttering group therapy for school-age children who stutter is…
- Trial name
- NCT03778632
- Testing
- individualized desensitization exercises
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Anxiety, Depression
Up-regulating Positive Affect in Emotional Disorders
The aim of this study is to assess the differential effect of two transdiagnostic treatment protocols for emotional disorders (ED) (depression and anxiety disorders) using a randomized pilot study design: a) a transdiagnostic…
- Trial name
- NCT02790398
- Testing
- Transdiagnostic treatment protocol, Transdiagnostic treatment protocol + PA regulation component
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
First- Episode Schizophrenia
The Effects of an Online Family Psychoeducation Program on Expressed Emotion of Family Members and Medication Adherence of Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia
This study examined the effects of family psychoeducation program via line application on expressed emotion of family members and medication adherence in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT07545941
- Testing
- Mobile based family psychoeducation program
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Child Maltreatment, Positive Parenting
ePLH Pilot Study: Online Support Parent Groups - ParentChat
Pilot trial： The feasibility study of the programme modules has a pre-post design with no control group, with the aims of assessing programme implementation, cultural and contextual relevance, and study feasibility.
- Trial name
- ePLH (NCT04809272)
- Testing
- ParentChat for parents of children ages 2-17
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
SkillJoy Clinical Trial
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing a smartphone-delivered savoring intervention (SkillJoy) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder to an active treatment control.
- Trial name
- SkillJoy (NCT05040061)
- Testing
- SkillJoy Intervention, Active Self-Monitoring Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Skidmore College
Epilepsy
A Novel Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for Youth With Epilepsy
Youth with epilepsy (YWE) are significantly more likely than their peers without epilepsy to experience isolation, interpersonal victimization, and low relationship satisfaction. This is a serious health concern.
- Trial name
- NCT06427967
- Testing
- Project Dream Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Depression, Psychological Stress
Online Positive Emotion Skills Intervention for Symptoms of Depression
Major depressive disorder affects over 120 million people worldwide. Only 50% of Americans with depression receive adequate treatment, and one-third of those receiving treatment do not benefit.
- Conditions
- Depression, Psychological Stress, Affect
- Trial name
- MARIGOLD (NCT01964820)
- Testing
- Positive Affect Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Depression
Evaluation of a Keto-Like Supplement on Brain Responses to Emotional Stimuli in Depression
This study aims to determine whether a keto-like supplement relative to placebo results in functional brain changes during fMRI tasks evaluating positive and negative valence in individuals with moderate to severe depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06263660
- Testing
- Keto-like supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
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
Healthy Volunteers
Influence of Intragastric Fatty Acid Infusion on Behavioral Responses to Positive Emotion Induction in Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study is to test whether intragastrically infused fatty acid will interact with positive emotion induction and if this effect is mediated by gut hormones.
- Trial name
- NCT02982616
- Testing
- Dodecanoic acid, Positive emotion, saline
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
The Effect of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Mood and Anxiety Symptoms, Interpersonal Relationships, and Emotions: An Initial Randomized Controlled Trial With a Non-Clinical Sample of Undergraduate Women
The goal of this clinical trial was to examine the effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM) on anhedonic depressivity, interpersonal relationships (other inclusive self-concept, willingness to sacrifice, interaction quality)…
- Trial name
- NCT07611253
- Testing
- Loving-Kindness Meditation, Visualization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luis Flores
BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion
Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2.
- Conditions
- BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT07305415)
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Depression
Treatment, Emotion, and Neuromodulation of Depression (TREND) Study
The investigators will administer theta burst stimulation (TBS) in efforts to observe a decrease in severity of reported depression symptoms. A subset of participants will receive positive affect training during this intervention.
- Trial name
- TREND (NCT05436379)
- Testing
- Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Erika Forbes
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms Depressive Symptoms, Risk Factors (Rejection, Bullying/Cyberbullying, Addictions, Healthy Lifestyle Habits, Exam Stress Management, Ecoanxiety, Expressed Emotion)
Selective Prevention Transdiagnostic Intervention for At-risk Adolescents With Booster Sessions. (PROCARE+ 2.0)
Emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression are significantly underdiagnosed and undertreated, even though they are some of the most prevalent mental health conditions, especially among young individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06185049
- Testing
- PROCARE+ (Core intervention with add-on modules) and two booster sessions., PROCARE+ (Core intervention with add-on modules) and one booster session, PROCARE+ (Core intervention with add-on modules) without booster sessions.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jaén
Adolescent Behavior, Stress Reduction
CEDARS Intervention: A Coping, Emotional Development, & Stress Reduction Intervention
Using an adapted stress-reduction intervention called the CEDARS, the investigators will pilot the intervention in adolescents (N=40) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Stress Reduction, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Positive Attitude
- Trial name
- CEDARS (NCT04958694)
- Testing
- CEDARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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
Parenting
Be Good Parents (Parent Education)
The collaborator has its vision as "To have children, individuals, families and migrants across countries live in dignity and harmony, and be contributing members to a just, humane and caring society." Parents are very…
- Trial name
- NCT02986009
- Testing
- Parenting, Information
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 353 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong