RECRUITING

How is Social Connection Represented in the Brain?

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

Nearly half of the U.S. population sometimes or always experiences loneliness, which is alarming given that loneliness confers risk for negative mental and physical health outcomes. Extensive research suggests loneliness is characterized by subjective isolation: many lonely individuals maintain a number of relationships but still report feeling lonely. The goal of this proposal is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging to reveal how the brain represents our subjective connection to and isolation from other people, which will ultimately inform optimal ways to intervene to reduce loneliness.

Official Title

Using the Brain to Reveal Mental Representations of Subjective Connection

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-04-01
Study Completion:2025-07-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04577911

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Not specified
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * safe for MRI scanning
  2. * not taking psychiatric medication
  1. * not safe for MRI scanning
  2. * taking psychiatric medication

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Meghan L Meyer, PhD
CONTACT
16505211701
meghan.l.meyer@dartmouth.edu

Principal Investigator

Meghan Meyer, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Dartmouth College

Study Locations (Sites)

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Trustees of Dartmouth College

  • Meghan Meyer, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dartmouth College

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-04-01
Study Completion Date2025-07-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-04-01
Study Completion Date2025-07-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Loneliness