Interactions Between Placebo Effects and Mindful Awareness State
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorTrustees of Dartmouth College
About this trial
In this experiment,the investigators study the effects of interpersonally induced placebo effects and a mindful awareness induction on negative affect. Specifically, it will be examining the effects of interpersonally induced placebo effects (sham tDCS vs. control) and a mindful awareness induction (mindful state vs. control), as well as their interaction. Each group will undergo fMRI scanning and physiological recording will performing the Multimodal Negative Affect Task (MNAT).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
No self-reported current or history of depression, bipolar disorder, or other psychiatric diagnosis
No self-reported current seizure disorder (i.e., seizure within past 10 years), or history of stroke or other major neurological diagnosis that can cause cognitive impairment
No self-reported current chronic pain, or acute pain within three months of the study period
No current migraine disorder (i.e., 15 headache days or more in 1 month)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- tDCS stimulation (sham)
- tDCS stimulation (real)
- Mindful state induction
- No minfulness induction
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov