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Ecological Momentary Assessment of State-Dependent Decision-Making and Metacognition Across a Psychopathology Continuum

NCT07801079 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 420

Last updated 2026-09-03

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Summary

Background:

Life experiences could impact how one feel, and in turn alter how decisions are made. For example, an argument with a loved one might lead to frustration that drives one to seek alcohol or engage in other riskier decision-making. By tracking not only how life experiences might change feelings but also the decision-making tendencies assessed by behavioral tasks, researcher aimed to better understand naturalistically how life experiences might shape behaviors through feelings. This could lead to a better understanding, identification and treatment for people with mental disorders.

Objective:

Naturalistically track how life experiences change self-reported mental states, such as emotions or mood, as well as decision-making tendencies.

Eligibility:

Individuals aged 18 to 55 years, who are either healthy or with varying degrees of depressive, anxious or addictive symptom severity.

Design:

Participants in the study will complete the following activities: 1) complete an initial assessment of their medical, mental health and personal history; 2) complete a set of behavior tasks; 3) for 12 weeks, complete surveys, tasks and audiovisual diary on a smart phone while they go about their life; 4) for 12 weeks, continuously wear an smartwatch-like device to track physiological signals; 5) every 2 weeks for 12 weeks, complete a set of surveys on mental health conditions; and 6) complete an end-of-study debriefing session to discuss their experience in the study.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Silvia Lopez Guzman, M.D. · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-11-19
Primary Completion
2031-08-19
Completion
2032-08-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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