Predictors for Successful Neurofeedback Training

Not Applicable

• 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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-29
• Study Start: 2017-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-30
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 192

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 - 65 years. Magnetic resonance imaging compatibility.

Exclusion Criteria

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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zürich, Zürich-, Switzerland