Clinical trials: Positive Emotions
Emotional Stress
The Flourishing Project: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Well-being Program
This protocol proposes a well-being program based on meditation and Positive Psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and well-being.
- Trial name
- Flourishing (NCT02164188)
- Testing
- Flourishing protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Dementia
Increasing Engagement and Positive Emotional Behavior of Older Adults With Mild-Moderate Dementia With the Use of Motion-Based Technology and Meaningful Activities
The purpose of this study is to investigate if engagement in self-selected motion-based games such as Wii and the "Magic Table" is correlated to higher levels of engagement and more positive emotional behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT07209124
- Testing
- Experimental: Intervention 1 (AB): Engagement in Motion-Based Activities (Wii & Magic Table), Experimental: Intervention 2 (BA): Engagement in Motion-Based Activities (Magic Table BA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Midwestern University
Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Parent Emotion Coaching for Anorexia Nervosa
Family based treatment (FBT) is the evidence based treatment for pediatric anorexia nervosa (AN), but 50% of adolescents do not respond and the consequences for non-response are dire (e.g., 11.5% mortality rate).
- Trial name
- NCT04421989
- Testing
- Emotion Coaching, Support Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder
Feasibility of a Group Blended Transdiagnostic CBT Protocol for Emotional Disorders
The aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of a blended transdiagnostic group protocol for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders (emotional disorders) in a one-group clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT04008576
- Testing
- Group Blended Transdiagnostic treatment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder)
ACT-Based Psychoeducation for Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia
This randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effects of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based psychoeducation program on expressed emotion, perceived family burden, and psychological flexibility among…
- Trial name
- NCT07656558
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-Based Psychoeducation Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
End Stage Kidney Disease, Depressive Symptoms
Virtual Reality in Hemodialysis to Improve Psychological Well-being
The long-term goal is to create behavioral health technologies to advance the science that leverages state-of-the-art technology to delivery psychotherapeutic treatment to individuals on hemodialysis (HD) to improve their…
- Trial name
- NCT05642364
- Testing
- Joviality(TM), Inert Virtual Reality
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
Alcoholism, Healthy
The Effect of Positive and Negative Emotions on Brain Activity in Alcoholics and Nonalcoholics
This study was designed to learn more about the areas of the brain involved in the experience of positive and negative emotions.
- Trial name
- NCT00001675
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Study of the Emotional Needs of Caregivers of Stem Cell Transplantation Patients
RATIONALE: Understanding the emotional needs of spouses or others who are living with and caring for patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation may help improve the quality of life of both the caregivers and the…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00082654
- Testing
- psychosocial assessment and care
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Depression, Emotional Problem
Addressing Depression and Positive Parenting Techniques (ADAPT)
Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) experience disproportionate social, family and academic impairment and have between two to five times increased likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder, mood…
- Conditions
- Depression, Emotional Problem, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT04298437)
- Testing
- Addressing Depression and Positive Parenting Techniques (ADAPT) Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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
The Key to Emotional Balance
The Key to Emotional Balance
This randomized controlled experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Key to Emotional Balance (KBA) psychoeducational program, based on the Balance Model of Positive Psychotherapy (PPT), on indicators of emotion…
- Trial name
- NCT07208721
- Testing
- The Key to Emotional Balance
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
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
ACS - Acute Coronary Syndrome
Positive Emotions After Acute Coronary Events at Northwestern University
This study is a single-arm, 12-week trial to test the feasibility of a PP-MI intervention for patients recently admitted following ACS.
- Trial name
- PEACE-NU (NCT04062383)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Acquired Brain Injury, Emotional Distress
Positive PsychoTherapy in Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation
Stroke, head injury and other forms of brain injury are a major cause of physical, psychological and social disability in the adult population.
- Trial name
- PoPsTAR (NCT01867684)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
BPSD, Expressed Emotion
Intervention for Emotions in Caregivers of Dementia
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-week Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) program using the integrative therapy to reduce EE (primary outcome) in family caregiver of PLwD to alleviate the…
- Conditions
- BPSD, Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06359704
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) program
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Emotion Regulation, Mood Induction
Effectiveness of Personal Relevance of Visual Autobiographical Stimuli in Positive Emotions Induction
Background: The ability to retrieve specific memories is a cognitive and emotional protective factor. Among the most effective techniques to generate autobiographical memories is the use of audio-visual stimuli, particularly…
- Conditions
- Emotion Regulation, Mood Induction, Autobiographical Memory, Ageing
- Trial name
- NCT04251104
- Testing
- Images' personal relevance effectiveness in objective and subjective mood recovery
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Emotional Disorders, Anxiety
Efficacy of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Protocol in Community Sample
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Protocol (Emotion Regulation Protocol) for the treatment of Emotional Disorders (ED) (major depression disorder, dysthymic disorder…
- Conditions
- Emotional Disorders, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02578758
- Testing
- Transdiagnostic internet-based protocol, Transdiagnostic internet-based protocol + positive affect component, Waiting List Control Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Heart Failure
Helping Others Toward Positive Emotions in People With Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) affects 5 million people in the US and is the most common cause of hospitalization in elderly adults. One-third of patients who are hospitalized with HF have major depression.
- Trial name
- HOPE-HF (NCT01275742)
- Testing
- Brief Cognitive Therapy Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN