Clinical trials: Symptoms, Affective
Depression, Physical Inactivity
Physical Exercise as Adjunctive Therapy for Affective Disorder and Anxiety
"Braining" is a clinical method for physical exercise as adjunctive therapy in psychiatric care. The core components are personnel-led group training sessions and motivating contact with psychiatric staff, as well as measurement…
- Conditions
- Depression, Physical Inactivity, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05157386
- Testing
- Braining
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Parkinson Disease, Alexithymia
Visuospatial and Affective Abilities in Parkinson Disease
The aim of the study is to investigate whether prismatic adaptation (PA) and virtual prismatic adaptation (VPA), a non-invasive neuromodulation technique, that involves the use of lenses that deviate the visual field, can…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Alexithymia, Visuospatial/Perceptual Abilities
- Trial name
- NCT06341829
- Testing
- Prismatic adaptation, Schirmer test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Post-stroke Depression
Affective Touching on Poststroke Depression
This mixed-method study includes a randomised controlled trial and an exploratory qualitative study, and aims to examine the effects of caregiver-delivered affective touch on depressive symptoms, state of attachment security…
- Trial name
- NCT03789994
- Testing
- Affective touch, Fine motor exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Schizo Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia
L-arginine Study for Persistent Symptoms of Schizophrenia
The purpose of this research is to see if daily combination treatment of L-arginine and Kuvan changes brain chemistry in people experiencing schizophrenia as measured by MRS brain scans.
- Trial name
- NCT04054973
- Testing
- L-arginine, Sapropterin Dihydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Depression, Anxiety
Brief, High-dose rTMS for Depression
High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to be safe, feasible, and acceptable. Conventionally, rTMS investigations have relied on rational decision trees for dosage determination.
- Trial name
- NCT04657432
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Bipolar Disorder
Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
A long-term study of current treatments for bipolar disorder, including medications and psychosocial therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT00012558
- Testing
- lithium, valproate, bupropion
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Parkinson's Disease, Depression
Validation of the Hebrew Version of the Montreal Affective Voices.
Today, no non-verbal auditory stimuli that assess mental processing are available in Israel. The goal of this study is to make available a validated set of auditory stimuli in Israel.
- Trial name
- NCT01512732
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Chronic Pain, Quality of Life
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise in Alexithymic Individuals With Chronic Pain
It was aimed to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on pain, alexithymia level and quality of life in young alexithymic individuals with chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Quality of Life, Alexithymia
- Trial name
- NCT05460806
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Flexible Doses of Extended-release (ER) Paliperidone Compared With Flexible Doses of Quetiapine and Placebo in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of flexible-doses paliperidone ER (3 to 12 mg as needed) compared with placebo over 3 weeks in patients with Bipolar I Disorder who are experiencing an acute…
- Trial name
- NCT00309699
- Testing
- Quetiapine, Paliperidone ER
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Greece and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 493 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Schizophrenia
Efficacy and Safety of Quetiapine in Treating Affective Symptoms of Patients With First-episode psychosis-a Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is: To investigate whether a treatment with quetiapine for six months in patients with first-episode psychosis may be effective in treating depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT00511277
- Testing
- Seroquel®
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Institut fuer anwendungsorientierte Forschung und klinische Studien GmbH
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Naturalistic Study of Ketamine in the Treatment of Depression
This study aims to examine the effect of ketamine in decreasing the risk of suicide in patients with depression and its effectiveness as an antidepressant agent.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression, Bipolar I Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05249309
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Emotional Well-being, Psychological Stress
Feasibility of a Mind-Body Intervention for Optimism
This pilot study tests whether three brief mind-body activities can be delivered remotely to midlife adults, and whether they show early signs of improving cardiovascular health, emotional well-being, and stress.
- Conditions
- Emotional Well-being, Psychological Stress, Cardiovascular Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07862478
- Testing
- Emotional Well-Being Writing, Chair-Assisted Squats, Slow-Paced Breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
An Eye Tracking Study of Affective Disorder Patients With Suicide Risk
This research tries to investigate the validity and reliability of eye-tracking technologies by using different paradigms (eg. free-view, pro-saccade and anti-saccade) which served as a novel way of evaluating suicide risk among…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Suicide
- Trial name
- NCT03711045
- Testing
- eye-tracking
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central South University
Anorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorder
The Effects of Artificial Lighting on Affective and Core Symptoms of Eating Disorder
The primary objective of this pilot study is to explore the effect of artificial lighting on affective symptoms, and the secondary aim is to explore the effect of artificial lighting on core symptoms of eating disorders (ED).
- Trial name
- METROPOLIS (NCT03948217)
- Testing
- Circadian Lighting regimen
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Schizo-affective Disorder, Non Organic Psychosis
Motivational Intervention for Patients With Schizophrenia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a group therapy called the Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS) can reduce apathy in adults aged 18 to 60 who have schizophrenia or a related psychotic disorder.
- Conditions
- Schizo-affective Disorder, Non Organic Psychosis, Schizophenia Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07853079
- Testing
- Positive Emotion Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS), a psychotherapeutic intervention,
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Agitation, Schizophrenia
Dexmedetomidine in the Treatment of Agitation Associated With Schizophrenia
This is a definitive study to support the safety and efficacy evaluation of BXCL501 for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Agitation, Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- SERENITY I (NCT04268303)
- Testing
- Sublingual film containing dexmedetomidine (BXCL501)
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- BioXcel Therapeutics Inc
Environmental Exposure, Winter Depression
Health Consequences of Wintering in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories
Polar stays expose people to extreme climate, isolation and confinement. The combination of these factors induces psychological disorders, sleep disorders, immune and endocrine disturbances, and deficiencies.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Winter Depression, Endocrine System Diseases, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- MediTAAF (NCT04768621)
- Testing
- Questionary
- Where
- Reunion
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Adolescent Development, Stress
Neurophysiology, Estrogen, and Stress Exposure in the Emergence of Depression in Adolescent Girls
The prevalence of adolescent depression is steadily rising in the U.S., especially among adolescent girls. Currently 20% of adolescent girls experience major depression compared with 6% of boys (National Institute of Mental…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development, Stress, Emotional Disturbances
- Trial name
- EVOLVE (NCT03450135)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test, Emotional go/no-go task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Affective Disorders, Psychological Stress
Intensive Stress Coping Intervention Week - A Secondary Prevention For Real World Affective Disorder Patients
This study intents to determine who will benefit from an intensive brief stress coping intervention week (ISCIW) as secondary prevention for real world affective disorder patients.
- Conditions
- Affective Disorders, Psychological Stress, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- ISCIW (NCT02752295)
- Testing
- stress-coping week, additional two days follow-up weekend
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Depression, Involutional, Major Depresssion
Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Yohimbine in Major Depression
This study examines if Yohimbine, when given during the sleep cycle, will improve symptoms of depression within a matter of hours.
- Trial name
- NCT00078715
- Testing
- Yohimbine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)