N/A
Completed N=37
Anterior Insula Regulation and Pain Empathy
Anterior Insula Activity During Regulation · Empathic Responses After Anterior Insula Regulation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02463981 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
37
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Neural Activity of Anterior Insula During Neorofeedback Training — 0.077; 0.026 percentage of BOLD signal change
Summary
The aim is to test whether rtfMRI-based neurofeedback training on anterior insula impacts pain empathy.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Neural Activity of Anterior Insula During Neorofeedback Training |
0.077; 0.026 | — |
| PRIMARY Pain Empathy Rating Scores |
0.249; -0.09 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders
Exclusion Criteria
- history of head injury;
- claustrophobia;
- pregnancy;
- medical or psychiatric illness.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02463981). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.