Geolocation Positional System (GPS) Experience
Recruiting · NCT05991713 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Miami
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Modifying Exploration
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to use smartphone technology to capture individual location emotional and cognitive data, to examine how real-world behaviors thoughts, emotions, and brain activity are related to one another.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Must agree to give informed consent
- Must be willing to have an functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) scan
- Must be able to receive and respond to daily text messages assessing current emotion
- Must be willing to download and run a GPS tracking application (FollowMee) onto their smartphone for a four-month period
Exclusion criteria
- history of head trauma, seizures, or neurological disorders
- severe/unstable medical conditions
- conditions that interfere with MRI
- pregnancy
- lifetime psychotic/bipolar disorder
- chronic/severe substance or alcohol abuse/dependence
- antipsychotic medication
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Miami - Coral Gables, Florida, United States