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Positive Reinforcement for Mental Health

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Led By Ali Boolani, PhD
Research Sponsored by Clarkson University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change in anger from baseline to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes during walking
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Study Summary

This trial is looking at how different types of auditory cues can affect someone's mood and the way they walk.

Eligible Conditions
  • Mental Health
  • Hearing

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change in vigor from baseline to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes during walking
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change in vigor from baseline to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes during walking for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Gait speed
Gait variability
Profile of Moods Survey (POMS) Anger
+10 more

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Positive auditory cuesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will listen to the following auditory cues ~30 seconds apart Good job, you're doing awesome! Keep up the good work! You've got this! You're almost done, just a few more minutes! That's a great pace! You're going strong! Keep it up! Nice work. Great job! Good stuff. Keep it up. You're doing an amazing job.
Group II: Negative auditory cuesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will listen to the following auditory cues ~30 seconds apart You've got to walk faster than that. You're so slow! Why do you walk like that? Did you learn how to walk yesterday? You're doing terrible. Who walks like that? You have potential but you don't use it. You'll never amount to anything. You're not putting very much effort into this. This is the worst pace you've had yet.
Group III: MusicExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be allowed to select a streaming music station of their choice.
Group IV: SilenceActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will walk in silence while wearing noise cancelling headphones.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Music
2013
Completed Phase 3
~1810

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Clarkson UniversityLead Sponsor
3 Previous Clinical Trials
84 Total Patients Enrolled
Ali Boolani, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorClarkson University

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of Auditory Cues on Mood and Gait
Ali Boolani 2021. "The Effect of Auditory Cues on Mood and Gait". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05048576.
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