Clinical trials: Social Functioning
Anxiety, Social Anxiety Disorder
Neurofeedback Enhanced Cognitive Reappraisal Training
This study seeks to understand emotion regulation in those with anxiety using real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback, a tool that allows individuals to control brain activity.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06132659
- Testing
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with Veritable-NF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans With PTSD
Veterans with PTSD often have impaired social relationships and poor social support. The negative outcomes associated with poor social support are of particular concern for Veterans with PTSD, who often perceive the world to be…
- Trial name
- ACT-SS (NCT04567680)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD, Present-Centered Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Paranoia, Schizophrenia
Oxytocin Treatment of Schizophrenia
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, improves social cognition, social functioning and decreases paranoia and other psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- OTS (NCT01028677)
- Testing
- intranasal spray with oxytocin, nasal spray without oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy
Activating and Identifying Neural Responses to Social Rejection: a Combined tDCS and fMRI Study
This research study identifies neural pathways regulating negative moods during rejection by combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and fMRI in a sample of healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02739789
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Focus of Study: Neural Correlates of Oxytocin Administration
Deciphering the Role of Oxytocin in Motivation: an fMRI Study
The proposed study will investigate the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on neural activity associated with social and non-social motivation.
- Trial name
- NCT01722071
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tiffany Love
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Intranasal Oxytocin for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
We are studying an investigational drug called intranasal oxytocin (Syntocinon®). Syntocinon® has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in helping women breastfeed, but it has not been approved for use in…
- Trial name
- OXY-R (NCT01908205)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Integrated Brain, Body and Social Intervention for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The investigators are conducting this randomized trial to determine if IBBS (Integrated Brain, Body, and Social)intervention is an effective treatment for ADHD (attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in two culturally distinct…
- Trial name
- IBBS (NCT01542528)
- Testing
- IBBS
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, China
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
A Study of Oxytocin for the Treatment of Social Impairment in Individuals With High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study is an 8-week pilot trial with oxytocin nasal spray (Syntocinon) as a treatment for social impairment in children and adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, ASD, PDD
- Trial name
- NCT02985749
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Indication for Modification of Patient Cognitive Status
Efficacy of Repyflec Cognitive Remediation Group Training in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study was to develop an integrative intervention for schizophrenia taking into account previous efficacious therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT01279070
- Testing
- Repyflec cognitive remediation training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Implant or Graft; Rejection
Belatacept Compared to Tacrolimus in Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
The main purpose of this study is to find out whether treatment to prevent kidney rejection with belatacept in presence of Thymoglobulin induction and withdrawal of steroids will result in less delayed graft function or "sleepy…
- Trial name
- NCT02152345
- Testing
- Belatacept, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this study is to test a novel, three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder.
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04788537
- Testing
- Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Impaired Social Functioning
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on Brain-injured Patients
The purpose is to investigate whether animal-assisted therapy has positive biopsychosocial effects on patients with brain injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT02599766
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy, standard therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Oxytocin and CBSST for People With Schizophrenia
A significant proportion of people with schizophrenia are characterized by impaired ability to socially engage with others, which may reflect social aversion secondary to defeatist beliefs; decreased motivation for social…
- Trial name
- NCT01752712
- Testing
- CBSST + Oxytocin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Older Adults, Mental Health
The BE WITH Project: A Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial (PN-RCT)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the BE WITH (Belonging through Empathy With Intentional Targeted Helping) innovation delivered to older adults improves their mental health.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Mental Health, Depression, Loneliness
- Trial name
- BE_WITH (NCT07204444)
- Testing
- standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training, standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training + ASIST training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Schizophrenia
An Efficacy and Safety Study of Long Acting Injectable Risperidone and Oral Risperidone in Participants With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of long acting injectable (LAI) risperidone and oral risperidone treatment on participants with schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional…
- Trial name
- NCT00992407
- Testing
- Risperidone long acting injectables, Risperidone tablets
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Gaming for Autism to Mold Executive Skills Project
The goal of the project is to better understand executive control-how children manage complex or conflicting information in the service of a goal.
- Trial name
- GAMES (NCT02361762)
- Testing
- Computerized executive control training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Borderline Personality Disorder
Treatment of Aggression, Anger and Emotional Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder
This study examines the effects of 12 months of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for subjects with borderline personality disorder on aggression, anger and emotional dysregulation.
- Trial name
- NCT00467038
- Testing
- Dialectical Behavior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Major Depressive Disorder
Social Reward and Its Effect on Brain Functions in Psychotherapies for Mid- and Late-Life Depression
Abnormalities in the Positive Valence System (PVS) are associated with depressive symptoms and reduced behavioral activation in mid- and late-life.
- Trial name
- NCT04487730
- Testing
- "Engage & Connect" Psychotherapy, Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University