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Investigation of the natural variance of human time experience

Investigation of the natural variance of human time experience

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00020493
Enrollment
360
Registered
2020-01-24
Start date
2020-02-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

F84.5 F31 F32 F20

Interventions

Group 1: A stimulus of moving colored dots on a computer screen will be presented to participiants. These dots move from the center outwards and will continously become brighter and larger. This gives

Sponsors

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin (INM-3) Kognitive Neurowissenschaft
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For healthy subjects: -Clinical and anamnestic exclusion from neurological and mental disorders. -No current psychotropic medication. -Age between 18 and 55 years. -Normal or corrected vision. -Legally effective, written consent form of the subject to participation in the study. For groups with diagnosis F84.5 (ASS): -Diagnosed with Asperger's-Syndrome (F84.5) according to the ICD-10. -Clinical and anamnestic exclusion from comorbid neurological and mental disorders. -No current psychotropic medication. -Age between 18 and 55 years. -Normal or corrected vision. -Legally effective, written consent form of the subject to participation in the study. For groups with diagnosis F31 or F32 (Depression): -Diagnosed with Depression (F31 or F32) according to the ICD-10. -Clinical and anamnestic exclusion from comorbid neurological and mental disorders. -Age between 18 and 55 years. -Normal or corrected vision. -Legally effective, written consent form of the subject to participation in the study. For groups with diagnosis F20 (Schizophrenia). -Diagnosed with Schizophrenia (F20) according to the ICD-10. -Clinical and anamnestic exclusion from comorbid neurological and mental disorders. -Age between 18 and 55 years. -Normal or corrected vision. -Legally effective, written consent form of the subject to participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria for healthy subjects: -Minors and people older than 55 years. -Current or preceding diagnosis of a mental or neurological disorder. -Existent internal ailments (malignant tumors, HIV-infection: no HIV-tests will be carried out.) -Known MRI- or EEG-abnormalities. -Acute suicidal tendency, risk of self-harm or harm to others. -Missing legally effective, written consent form of subjects to participation in the study, people not qualified for legal acts or those in governmental or judicial custody (PsychKG, BTG). Exclusion Criteria for patients with Asperger's-Syndrome (F84.5): -Minors and people older than 55 years. -Current or preceding diagnosis of a mental or neurological disorder, but not F84.5. -Existent internal ailments (malignant tumors, HIV-infection: no HIV-tests will be carried out.) -Known MRI- or EEG-abnormalities. -Acute suicidal tendency, risk of self-harm or harm to others. -Missing legally effective, written consent form of subjects to participation in the study, people not qualified for legal acts or those in governmental or judicial custody (PsychKG, BTG). Exclusion Criteria for patients with Depression (F31 & F32): -Minors and people older than 55 years. -Current or preceding diagnosis of a mental or neurological disorder, but not F31 or F32. -Existent internal ailments (malignant tumors, HIV-infection: no HIV-tests will be carried out.) -Known MRI- or EEG-abnormalities. -Acute suicidal tendency, risk of self-harm or harm to others. -Missing legally effective, written consent form of subjects to participation in the study, people not qualified for legal acts or those in governmental or judicial custody (PsychKG, BTG). Exclusion Criteria for patients with Schizoprenia (F20.x): -Minors and people older than 55 years. -Current or preceding diagnosis of a mental or neurological disorder, but not F20.x. -Existent internal ailments (malignant tumors, HIV-infection: no HIV-tests will be carried out.) -Known MRI- or EEG-abnormalities. -Acute suicidal tendency, risk of self-harm or harm to others. -Missing legally effective, written consent form of subjects to participation in the study, people not qualified for legal acts or those in governmental or judicial custody (PsychKG, BTG).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Goal is the examination of human time perception (duration and passage of time) and the influence of various environmental factors.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMathis Jording

Forschungszentrum Jülich Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin (INM-3)

m.jording@fz-juelich.de++49-(0) 2461-61-85325

Outcome results

None listed

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