Clinical trials: Positive Expectations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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