Skip to content

Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Interoceptive Attention Training in Improving Reward Processing and Emotion Regulation in Patients with Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Interoceptive Attention Training in Improving Reward Processing and Emotion Regulation in Patients with Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500108791
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-05
Start date
2025-09-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Intervention group:Interoceptive Respiratory Attention Training task, followed by two interventions per day, 15 minutes each, with an interval of >= 4 hours between the two sessions, for a total of 10
Control group:Neutral Audio Intervention Task, followed by two interventions per day, 15 minutes each, with an interval of >= 4 hours between the two sessions, for a total of 10 sessions.

Sponsors

Shandong Daizhuang Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-V); 2. Aged between 18 and 60 years; 3. Right-handed; 4. Capable of understanding and complying with the study protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of substance dependence (including alcohol or drug dependence); 2. Presence or history of other psychiatric disorders meeting diagnostic criteria on SCID Axis I; 3. Current or previous traumatic brain injury or other known organic central nervous system impairments; 4. Systematic physical therapy received within the past six months (e.g., electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation); 5. Personal or family history of epilepsy, or a positive family history of psychiatric disorders in first- or second-degree relatives; 6. Pregnancy or lactation; 7. Previous experience with mindfulness or meditation practices.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The ameliorative effects of interoceptive respiratory attention training on depressive symptoms (HAMD-24), anhedonia (SHAPS), and emotion regulation (DERS) in patients with depression.;The predictive effect of acute neuroelectrophysiological changes (resting-state and task-state) induced by interoceptive respiratory attention training on symptom improvement in patients with depression;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The improving effects of interoceptive respiratory attention training on resting-state and task-state neuroelectrophysiological indicators in patients with depression;The optimizing effects of interoceptive respiratory attention training on behavioral measures of reward processing and emotion regulation in patients with depression;The individualized changes in neuroelectrophysiological (resting-state/task-state), behavioral (reward processing/emotion regulation), and clinical symptom measures (depressive symptoms (HAMD-24), anhedonia (SHAPS), emotion regulation (DERS)) among depression patients with different levels of interoceptive awareness following interoceptive respiratory attention training;The ameliorative effects of interoceptive respiratory attention training on self-rated depression (SDS), self-rated anxiety (SAS), anxiety symptoms (HAMA), and functional status in work, social, and family life (SDS) among patients with depression;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Kun

Shandong Daizhuang Hospital

likunyjs@163.com+86 195 5370 0077

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026