Clinical trials: Startle Response
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Withdrawal
Human Laboratory Study of Varenicline and Bupropion for Nicotine Dependence
The objective of this proposal is to elucidate effects of bupropion SR + varenicline on smoking-cessation related processes in early abstinence using a human laboratory model.
- Trial name
- ChanBan (NCT00749658)
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pilot Study of Startle-response Test to Assess Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-induced Modulation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as it modifies hyperphagia in obese subjects, non-obese subjects, and subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT01863017
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Female Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma
In this study, we are evaluating the effectiveness of a yoga intervention to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its associated symptoms of chronic pain and insomnia, and biological and physiological responses to trauma…
- Trial name
- PSLII (NCT02640690)
- Testing
- Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Intervention (TCTSY), Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nicotine Dependence
Human Laboratory Study Of Varenicline in Smokers
The purpose of this study is to test the ways that a drug called varenicline helps smokers to quit smoking. Varenicline is also called Chantix® and is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help…
- Trial name
- NCT00709696
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cortisol Suppression and Startle Responses in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in some people after exposure to events that cause extreme fear or helplessness. The incidence of war zones worldwide and the prevalence of violence in large cities in the U.S.…
- Trial name
- CSS (NCT01477762)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University