A Novel Conditioning Approach to Counter Loneliness in Adults
ConditionLoneliness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorEducation University of Hong Kong
About this trial
This study aims to test the efficacy of a 6-session conditioning paradigm by investigating the conditioning-induced change in the socio-affective processing, loneliness, depressive symptoms, and neural correlates of lonely adults.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
No histories of learning impairment, major psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders other than depression
Normal intelligence
At least primary school education
Disqualifiers
On medication or treatments within 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the study that would affect the individual's brain, cognitive and affective functions
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Evaluative Conditioning with positive stimuli
- Conditioning with neutral stimuli
Treatment groups
136 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Education University of Hong Kong
Lead sponsor
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov