Clinical trials: Positive Expectations
Attentional Bias, Smoking Cues
Trial on the Effect of E-cigarette Advertising on Cigarette Perceptions in Adolescents
This research aims to investigate how exposure to advertising for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (commonly called e-cigarettes) may lead to combustible smoking initiation in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Attentional Bias, Smoking Cues, Positive Perceptions About Cigarette Smoking, Social Norms
- Trial name
- NCT03786042
- Testing
- E-cigarette ad exposure, non e-cigarette TV commercials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Female Breast Cancer
Expectations and Side Effects of Endocrine Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of patients' response expectations for nocebo side effects, quality of life and adherence during adjuvant endocrine treatment (AET).
- Trial name
- NCT02088710
- Testing
- Enhanced information about endocrine therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Self-perceptions of Aging, Physical Activity
Reframing Expectations About Aging - Physical Activity and Inclusive Reappraisal
The goal of this clinical trial is to promote positive views on aging and walking in Spanish partners aged 65 years and over. The trial will comprise three arms.
- Trial name
- RE-PAIR (NCT07113860)
- Testing
- Views on Aging Intervention, Projecte Moviment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Healthy Participants
The Effects of Interventions Aiming at Optimizing Expectations and Inducing Positive Emotions After an Acute Stressor
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a short psychological intervention aiming at optimizing expectations is able to foster positive emotions and whether an intervention inducing positive emotions is able improve…
- Trial name
- NCT02848014
- Testing
- Writing task
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Chronic Low Back Pain
Investigating the Hypoalgesic Effects of Manipulative Therapy Using Pain Conditioning and Expectations in Low Back Pain
The objective of this study will be to identify whether a conditioning procedure by the surreptitious downgrade of a noxious stimulus intensity associated with induced positive expectations about treatment will result in greater…
- Trial name
- NCT05202704
- Testing
- Procedure/Surgery: Experimental: Hidden conditioning + Positive Expectation, Procedure/Surgery: Active Comparator: Positive Expectation, Procedure/Surgery: Active Comparator: Neutral Expectation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Chronic Low-back Pain
The Impact of Positive, Neutral and Negative Expectation Speech on Manipulative Therapy Effects
The objective of this study will be to identify the short-term impact of positive, neutral, or negative speech on pain intensity (primary outcome).
- Trial name
- NCT05996991
- Testing
- Positive expectation speech regarding spinal manipulative therapy, Neutral expectation speech regarding spinal manipulative therapy, Negative expectation speech regarding spinal manipulative therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing in Late Life
Understanding the mechanisms of expectation effects in the affective system is vital, given high placebo rates in antidepressants. Evidence has consistently confirmed that expectations can influence our emotional experience.
- Trial name
- NCT06251284
- Testing
- Saline nasal spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Stage-based Exercise Promotion Study
The purpose of this study is to increase regular physical activity among students by fostering self-management competencies. The intervention was implemented as paper-pencil intervention.
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT01289145)
- Testing
- Motivational intervention, Volitional intervention, Active Control
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Freie Universität Berlin
Nulliparity, Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
"Sweet Expectation and Positive Thinking" the Use of the Mandala in the Induction of Labor
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an artistic tool, the mandala, in a population of pregnant women (nulliparous) undergoing labor induction.
- Trial name
- Mandala (NCT06122168)
- Testing
- Mandala, Standard care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Bianca Masturzo
Hypertension
Postexercise Hypotension and Exercise Adherence
Sedentary (n=24) adults ≥18 yr with elevated BP to established hypertension were enrolled into this randomized clinical trial entitled, 'Blood Pressure UtiLizing Self-Monitoring after Exercise study or PULSE'.
- Trial name
- NCT03780309
- Testing
- Exercise Self-Monitoring, Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Migraine
Expectancies in Migraine Patients
The aim of the present study is to examine whether the standard treatment prescribed to migraine patients is potentiated when coupled with a verbal instruction inducing more hope and optimism.
- Trial name
- EXPMIG (NCT06633991)
- Testing
- verbal instructions
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florence
Positive Expectations
Positive Expectation Effects on Early Emotional Processing
Insights into the mechanisms of expectation effects in the emotional domain can be invaluable for the development of potential therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07615530
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Positive Communication (Primary), Negative Communication
Psychological Context Effects
This study explores how contextual effects in the fore of positive and negative communication can affect the effect of an osteopathic technique on pain pressure thresholds.
- Conditions
- Positive Communication (Primary), Negative Communication, Control Condition
- Trial name
- NCT03855254
- Testing
- communication type
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swansea University
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Expectation Effects on Emotional Processing
Understanding the mechanisms underlying expectation effects in the affective domain can provide valuable insights into possible therapeutic interventions for mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07031804
- Testing
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Age Range ≥16 Years, Gender Unlimited, Histopathology Confirmed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma or High-grade B-cell Lymphoma
Phase II Trial of Tirelizumab Combined With R2-ICE Regimen in the Treatment of rrDLBCL/HGBL
This study was a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, Phase II clinical study. Compared with the literature data, objective response rate (ORR) and complete response rate (CR) were the primary endpoint, and 1-year and 2-year…
- Conditions
- Age Range ≥16 Years, Gender Unlimited, Histopathology Confirmed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma or High-grade B-cell Lymphoma, Received Prior First-line Chemotherapy for DLBCL or HGBL, Failed to Reach CR for Four Cycles, or Relapsed, At Least One Positive Lesion According to the 2014 Lugano Criteria for Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT05050630
- Testing
- TR2-ICE
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences