Clinical trials: Skin Conductance
Basic Science
Influence of Oxytocin on Approach-avoidance Tendencies to Social and Non-social Stimuli
In this study, a randomized, placebo-controlled between-subject design is adopted to investigate the effect of a single-dose of intranasally administered OT on approach-avoidance related motivational tendencies during the…
- Trial name
- NCT04443647
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Healthy
Imagery Vividness and Arousal Responses to Prospective Imagery
Research has shown that mental imagery appears to carry emotion better than verbal communication. One way this can be noted is that emotional mental imagery trigger physiological arousal responses.
- Trial name
- NCT04370613
- Testing
- Prospective Imagery visualization task
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Stress
The Impact of a Continuous Performance Task on the Stress Response
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the impact of taking a continuous performance attention test on the physiological stress response in college students.
- Trial name
- NCT06098352
- Testing
- PEBL Continuous Performance Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Redlands
Functional Dyspepsia
Physiological Response and Visual Attention to Visual Food Images in Healthy Subjects and in Functional Dyspepsia Patients
In functional dyspepsia (FD), abnormal cognitive and emotional changes such increased sensitization, anxiety, and depression scores have been reported in addition to the peripheral changes in gastrointestinal tract functions.
- Trial name
- NCT02727556
- Testing
- visual images
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Psychological Aspects, Skin Temperature Change
Enhancing Autonomic Regulation and Attention Through Biofeedback in Female Athletes
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a multimodal biofeedback intervention on autonomic function and sustained attention in female volleyball players.
- Conditions
- Psychological Aspects, Skin Temperature Change, Biofeedback Training, Volleyball Players
- Trial name
- NCT07061834
- Testing
- Biofeedback training, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Stress, Physiological Stress
The Effect of Music Listening on Nursing Students
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of sedative and stimulative music listening on physiological responses among nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT06647420
- Testing
- Sedative Music, Stimulative Music
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Oxytocin
Influence of Oxytocin on Resting State Neurophysiological Measures
In this study, the investigators will explore the influence of oxytocin administration on several neurophysiological responses (EEG, skin conductance and heart rate) during rest.
- Trial name
- NCT03255148
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Experimental Pain
Gender, Pain, and Placebo Analgesia
The response to standard pain stimuli in males and females is investigated, together with the effect of informing participants about the effect of a painkiller. Physiological response to pain is recorded.
- Trial name
- NCT00314392
- Testing
- Information (behavior)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Oxytocin
Influence of Oxytocin on Neurophysiological Responses to Live Faces
Previous research has indicated that direct eye gaze compared to averted gaze, elicits a higher skin conductance response (SCR), and a more pronounced left frontal cortex activity than right frontal cortex activity (resulting in…
- Trial name
- NCT03272321
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue
Effects of Cognitive Fatigue on Heart Rate Variability and Skin Conductance
This study aims to examine the effects of cognitive fatigue on heart rate variability and skin conductance and develop a machine learning model.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Behavioral Performance, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT05011318)
- Testing
- Baseline, Fatigue Manipulation
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Memory, Heart Rate
Effects of Propranolol on the Encoding and Retrieval of Emotional Material After Single Dose Administration in Healthy Young Subjects
1. To evaluate the effects of a single oral (80 mg) dose of propranolol on the encoding of emotional pictures as assessed by peripheral physiological and electrocortical parameters in a healthy population. 2.
- Conditions
- Memory, Heart Rate, Skin Electric Conductance, Amylase
- Trial name
- NCT00889096
- Testing
- propranolol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Hot Flashes
Hypnosis For Hot Flashes Among Postmenopausal Women in a Randomized Clinical Trial
This study is designed to determine the effect of a Hypnosis Intervention on reducing hot flash frequency (perceived impact vs. physiologically measured impact), severity and daily interference in post-menopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT01293695
- Testing
- Hypnosis, Structured attention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Real-time fMRI and Neurofeedback of Brain Networks Mediating Trauma Memory Recall in PTSD
The purpose of the current study is to develop a better understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02500719
- Testing
- Computational Model - Real-time Support Vector Machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Isometric Exercise, Motor Imagery
Motor Imagery and Isometric Exercises on Pelvic Floor Sensorimotor Condition
Mental practice (both in isolation and also in combination with real practice) has been shown to improve somatosensory and motor variables but so far no study has taken it into the study of women's health.
- Conditions
- Isometric Exercise, Motor Imagery, Women's Health
- Trial name
- NCT06323941
- Testing
- Motor Imagery plus therapeutic exercise, Therapeutic exercises
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological
Wise Interventions and Responses to Stress
This study compares the effects of two wise interventions (implicit theory of personality intervention and implicit theory of personality intervention plus self-affirmation) with a control condition in the stress responses of…
- Conditions
- Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological, Social Stress, Depression
- Trial name
- ITP-RSA (NCT04786496)
- Testing
- ITP+SA Wise intervention, ITP Wise intervention, Control condition
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Deusto
Autism Spectrum Disorder With Intellectual Deficiency
Recording Stress Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to learn how stress affects children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- STRESSDEFIS (NCT07535801)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite Cote d'Azur
Smartphone Users, Smartphone Addiction, Anxiety, and Skin Conductance
The Relationship Among Electroencephalography,Skin Conductance Response,Heart Rate Variability and Mental Health Among Smartphone Users After Receiving Texting or Calling
The number of smartphone users in Taiwan continues to increase exponentially. Smartphone addiction tends to not only disrupt the ability of social communication but cause physical and psychological problems as well.
- Trial name
- NCT04133597
- Testing
- social media stimuli (Line app)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue
Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Noisy Environment
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy (traffic) environment compared to traffic noise only impacts behavioural, cognitive, affective, and physiological markers associated with attention…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Heart Rate Variability, Skin Conductance
- Trial name
- EARS (NCT05009784)
- Testing
- Baseline, Fatigue Manipulation, Traffic Sound
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Fear Pain
Human Behaviors Related to the Expectation of Pain
The conditioned expectation of pain is an important aspect of pain-related disability produced by environments and stimuli associated with a painful injury on the job, although the neuroscience of this expectation is unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT03739645
- Testing
- Skin conductance levels and slopes over time in conditioned fear as metrics.as metrics for anxiety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Osteopathy
Effect of CV4 and Rib Raising Techniques on Autonomic Balance
Background. Heart rate variability (HRV) and skin conductance (SC) highlight autonomic activity and the balance of autonomic nervous system (ANS) which regulates involuntary physiological functions.
- Trial name
- NCT03142373
- Testing
- CV4 technique, RR technique
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS