Predictors for Successful Neurofeedback Training
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT03297437
- Lead Sponsor
- Frank Scharnowski
- Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to identify predictors of neurofeedback training success.
- Detailed Description
In the last decades, neurofeedback has been established as a promising scientific tool. Learning voluntary control over their own brain activity allows for establishing causal links between brain activity and mental functions. However, patients participants differ in their ability to learn control over their own brain activity with neurofeedback. It is thus crucial to understand why some participants are more successful in regulating their own brain activity than others. The objective of the present study is thus to identify predictors for successful learning self-regulation with real-time fMRI neurofeedback. To achieve this goal, we will evaluate the introspection ability of healthy participants using standardized psychological questionnaires and tasks. These scores will then be correlated with how well they learned self-regulation skills using established real-time fMRI neurofeedback protocols.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 192
Age 18 - 65 years. Magnetic resonance imaging compatibility.
Physical or psychiatric disorders (DSM-V diagnosis). Current substance abuse. Exclusion criteria applicable to MRI (metallic implants, claustrophobia, epilepsy).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method correlation between introspection scores and learning success 48 months The primary outcome measure is a correlation between introspection scores and neurofeedback learning success across all subjects.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich
🇨🇭Zürich, Zürich-, Switzerland
Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich🇨🇭Zürich, Zürich-, SwitzerlandFrank Scharnowski, Prof. Dr.Contact+41443842953Frank.Scharnowski@uzh.chRonald Sladky, PD Dr.Contact+41443842667ronald.sladky@uzh.ch