Interactions Between Placebo Effects and Mindful Awareness State

Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Placebo Effect, Mindfulness, Pain, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT07108101
Run by
Trustees of Dartmouth College
People needed
120
Starts
2026-06-01
Expected to finish
2028-11-30
Last updated by the study team
2025-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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