Clinical trials: Positive Emotions
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Understanding the mechanisms underlying expectation effects in the affective domain can provide valuable insights into possible therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07031804
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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
Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder
Incorporating Positive Affect Promoting Activities Into Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
In this study, the investigators will test whether the incorporation of positive affect promoting activities in treatment sessions improves outcomes in the context of CBT for depression and DBT for problems of emotion…
- Conditions
- Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- PAPA (NCT06432959)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy, Positive Affect Promoting Activities, Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Anxiety and Depression
Guided Narrative Technique After Coronavirus Outbreak Influencing Positive and Negative Emotions and Cognition for Children--A Randomized Controlled Trial
At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, raging across the country quickly afterwards. As a sudden public health emergency, this epidemic caused some stress reactions (including emotional, cognitive, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06708442
- Testing
- School-based CBT intervention, Guided Narrative Technique (GNT) Writing, Guided Narrative Technique (GNT) drawing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Protein Intake
Ice Cream Enriched With Protein and Positive Emotions
The primary aim is to investigate if protein-enriched ice cream has the feasibility to increase intake of protein without substituting other foods in hospitalized older patients and secondary, if the protein-enriched ice cream…
- Trial name
- NCT04764526
- Testing
- Protein-enriched ice cream
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Inge Tetens
Adverse Mental/Physical Effects of Low Dose S. Tortuosum.
Safety Study of the Effect of Scelectium Tortuosum (as Zembrin®)in Aged Normals
Phosphodiesterase is a candidate for the Rx \& prevention of cognitive and psychotic disorders. Since caffeine targets primarily PDE4(Phosphodiesterase subtype 4), caffeine analogs have been developed to mimic the actions of…
- Trial name
- NCT01805518
- Testing
- Scelectium Tortuosum
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Woodbury, Michel, M.D.
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
Emotional Distress, Anhedonia
Positive Events Training to Enhance Positive Emotions in Adolescents With Elevated Depressive Symptoms: An N=1 Trial
Research shows that high positive emotionality is an essential ingredient in building resilience in youngsters, especially those with a vulnerability to develop depressive symptomatology.
- Trial name
- iPET N=1 (NCT07825285)
- Testing
- Positive Events Training (PET)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Subthreshold Depression, Positive Emotions
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Improving Emotion Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) affects emotion functions in young adults aged 18-35 from the local community, including both male and female participants.
- Conditions
- Subthreshold Depression, Positive Emotions, Negative Emotions, Anhedonia
- Trial name
- NCT07319143
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Emotional Processing, Mental Exercise
Effects of a Brief Mental Exercise on Emotional Processing
The aim of this study is to explore whether a brief mental exercise (developed and widely advocated in the field of positive psychology) can change the processing of emotion-related information in a similar way as previously…
- Trial name
- BME (NCT03698175)
- Testing
- Three good things exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Understanding the mechanisms of expectation effects in the affective system is vital, given high placebo rates in antidepressants. Evidence has consistently confirmed that expectations can influence our emotional experience.
- Trial name
- NCT06251284
- Testing
- Saline nasal spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Stroke
Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality Cognitive-motor Task Based on Positive Stimuli for Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is feasible to use a virtual reality task for stroke rehabilitation for training motor and cognitive (attention and memory) domains based on the use of positive stimuli, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT02539914
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Standard
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Madeira
Alzheimer Disease
SAGE-LEAF: Reducing Burden in Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers Through Positive Emotion Regulation and Virtual Support
The goal of the proposed study, is to adapt a positive emotion intervention for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) caregivers into a self-guided online format that incorporates social connection components and adaptive system feedback…
- Trial name
- SAGE-LEAF (NCT05562583)
- Testing
- SAGE LEAF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- BrightOutcome
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
Depression, Anhedonia
Imagine a Brighter Future: An Intervention to Improve Positive Emotions in Young People
Depression is a common mental health problem that often begins during adolescence. Onset during adolescence can be disruptive to schoolwork and social relationships and if left untreated can lead to recurrence during adulthood…
- Trial name
- IMAGINE-P (NCT05507385)
- Testing
- IMAGINE-POSITIVE, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Type 2 Diabetes, Emotions
Boosting Emotions & Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes: Phase I
The focus of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a customized, combined positive psychology and motivational interviewing (PP-MI) health behavior intervention in a group of patients…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Emotions, Patient Compliance
- Trial name
- BEHOLD-16 (NCT03001999)
- Testing
- PP-MI health behavior intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Effects of Home-Based Emotional Disclosure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of the study is threefold: 1) to develop a home-based emotional disclosure intervention inducing core elements of change (emotional engagement, cognitive restructuring, and positive future directedness); 2) to examine…
- Trial name
- NCT00462150
- Testing
- home-based emotional disclosure, time management control condition
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
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
Breastcancer, Emotional Disorder
Presential Vs Online Group-based Psychosocial Treatment for Breast Cancer Survivors.
This multicenter study is a sequential RCT which aims to prove, in the first stage, the efficacy of a face-to-face Positive Psychotherapy in Cancer (PPC) group compared to a Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) group.
- Conditions
- Breastcancer, Emotional Disorder, Distress
- Trial name
- PSONLINE (NCT03010371)
- Testing
- Positive Psychotherapy, Positive Online Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 365 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Català d'Oncologia
HIV/AIDS, Substance Use Disorder
Acceptance and Compassion to Enhance Self-care Pilot
Innovative approaches are needed to optimize the benefits of treatment as prevention (TasP) among HIV+ substance users, who experience profound health disparities that amplify onward transmission risk.
- Trial name
- ACES Pilot (NCT02535455)
- Testing
- ACES Pilot
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco