Clinical trials: Psychophysiology
Schizophrenia Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Schizophrenia: Effects on EEG and Emotional Regulation
This study aims to determine whether Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) can improve attention, memory, and emotional regulation in people with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction, Emotion Regulation Disorders
- Trial name
- CRT-SCHZ (NCT06936397)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beykoz University
Violence, Domestic, Stress Related Disorder
Applied Social Neuroscience: the Building Resilience Among Women Project
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common and alarming form of violence against women, affecting up to 25% of all women in Catalonia.
- Conditions
- Violence, Domestic, Stress Related Disorder, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- BRAW (NCT03623555)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test, Salivary cortisol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ximena Goldberg
Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations
Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in the Development of 13- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how the friendship experiences of maltreated (i.e., abused and/or neglected) and non-maltreated adolescents differentially influence their risk for adverse outcomes.
- Conditions
- Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations, Victimisation, Psychopathology
- Trial name
- BFFs (NCT05893459)
- Testing
- Debrief
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Depression
The Therapeutic Efficacy of Neurofeedback in Depression
The investigators examined the therapeutic efficacy of neurofeedback in depression subjects. The investigators hypothesize that 5 weeks neurofeedback training will be able to alleviate depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- neurofeedback (NCT00729547)
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Substance Abuse Problem, Pregnancy
Prenatal Cocaine, Nasal Oxytocin, and Maternal Psychophysiology
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of nasal oxytocin administration on maternal behaviors that may be influenced by cocaine use during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NOX (NCT02872467)
- Testing
- Syntocinon treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fear of Spiders
Neural Mechanisms of Imaginal and in Vivo Exposure
Imaginal exposure is a widely used and effective psychological treatment technique. Recent research suggests that neural activations and emotional responses during imaginal exposure are similar to those elicited during in vivo…
- Trial name
- NCT05193383
- Testing
- Imaginal exposure, Exposure, Approach-avoidance conflict
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Stress, Psychological
Study on the Effects of a Probiotic on Autonomic and Psychological Stress
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a probiotic blend on qualitative (subjective interviews and self-reporting) and quantitative (changes in brain activity, heart rate, cortisol, and reactivity) measures of…
- Trial name
- NCT02417454
- Testing
- ProbioStick
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Stress
Transmission of Mother-Infant Stress Communication
The central aim of this study is to assess mother-infant communication via behavioral, physiological, and affective indices under conditions where distal stressors may not be directly detectable by the infant.
- Trial name
- MIBLS (NCT02013401)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Effects Psychophysiology Study
The purpose of the study is to understand the biology and behavior of early mother-infant attachment, and to investigate how it may be affected by prenatal substance exposures.
- Trial name
- PEEPS (NCT01134770)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Performance, Placebo Effect
Placebo Effect on Cycling Performance: Laboratory Crossover Study
This study aims to determine the impact of the placebo (PLA) effect on physical and cognitive performance in a controlled laboratory setting.
- Conditions
- Physical Performance, Placebo Effect, Cognitive Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07748429
- Testing
- Caffeine (6mg/kg)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Developing Memory Reconsolidation Blockers as Novel Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatments
Despite substantial therapeutic advances, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) remains difficult to treat. One promising new area of research is in post-reactivation pharmacologic intervention, which is based upon the concept of…
- Trial name
- NCT01490697
- Testing
- Mifepristone, d-Cycloserine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Roger K. Pitman, MD
Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking Cessation
A Cognitive Behavioral Stress Intervention for Women Who Smoke
1. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 1.1 Justification The purpose of the project is to examine the effect of breathing biofeedback and thoughts about stress on performance under stress and cigarette cravings.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking Cessation, Stress, Stress, Emotional
- Trial name
- NCT03077945
- Testing
- heart rate variability biofeedback and cognitive reappraisal, control tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bullying of Child
Virtual Reality and Prevention of Bullying
The lack of empathy towards victims of bullying is thought to play a main role in this extended and pernicious peer victimization behaviour.
- Trial name
- NCT03920592
- Testing
- Virtual Reality of Bullying
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Narcis Cardoner, MD, PhD
Fear of Spiders
The Neural Mechanisms of Imaginal Extinction
Imaginal exposure is a widely used and effective psychological treatment technique in which patients are exposed to fearful stimuli and situations using mental imagery.
- Trial name
- NCT05168592
- Testing
- Threat conditioning, Imaginal extinction
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Headache, Migraine
Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Benign Headache
Subjects with chronic migraine or tension headaches will receive 12 sessions of biofeedback or relaxation training after fulfilling screening, intake interviews, \& psychological testing requirements.
- Conditions
- Headache, Migraine, Tension Headache, Stress Headache
- Trial name
- NCT00018811
- Testing
- Relaxation training & thermal biofeedback, Surface EMG biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Healthy Volunteers
The Effect of Imipramine on Early Information Processing
We wanted to compare the relation of two different psychophysiological paradigms (PrePulse Inhibition of the startle response = PPI and P50 suppression) to each other.
- Trial name
- NCT00206999
- Testing
- imipramine
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birte Glenthoj
Anxiety Disorder, Surgery
PREPARE - PREoPerative Anxiety REduction
The study aims to verify if a short individual psychological intervention might increase perceived self-efficacy in managing preoperative anxiety in patients who will undergo pancreatic surgery.
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03408002)
- Testing
- Psychological intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological
Autonomic Modulation Training for Police Exposed to Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries
Police officers are exposed to hazardous, disturbing events that impose stress and long-term trauma. Upwards of 15-26% of public safety personnel (PSP) report one or more mental health symptoms.
- Trial name
- AMT (NCT05521360)
- Testing
- Autonomic Modulation Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Healthy Citizens
The Psychophysiology of Walking
The literature suggests that natural environments, such as those on the Belgian coast, improve several psychological and physiological health parameters. In these environments, recreational activities often involve walking.
- Trial name
- DPVW (NCT07043205)
- Testing
- Coastal walk, Urban walk
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent