Studying the psychological processes of resolving approach-avoidance conflict
- Conditions
- Mental and Behavioural DisordersBasic psychological mechanisms of resolving goal conflict
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11198115
- Lead Sponsor
- Psychiatric University Hospital (Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik) Zürich (PUK ZH)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 21
1. Informed Consent as documented by signature
2. Aged between 18 and 40 years
3. Normal vision
1. Reported use of any drugs in the 2 weeks prior to the study with the exception of contraceptive drugs and incidental use of NSARs or paracetamol
2. Reported clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g., renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, etc.)
3. Reported history of psychiatric, neurological, dependence or systemic/rheumatic disease
4. Reported or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
5. Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems
6. Participation in a study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study
7. Previous enrolment into the current study
8. Members of the study team and their family members and dependants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Game performance is measured by the number of tokens collected during the 1-2 hour computer game.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> The following outcomes are measured continuously while the participant is playing the video game:<br> 1. Skin conductance responses is measured via two electrodes that are placed on the hand<br> 2. Heart rate is measured via electrocardiogramm (ECG)<br> 3. Respiration rate is measured via a distension-sensitive belt around the chest<br> 4. Pupil size is measured with an eye-tracking device<br> 5. Facial EMG is measured via two electrodes below the left eye<br>