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Geolocation Positional System (GPS) Experience

University of Miami · with National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · NCT05991713

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–50 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
November 2, 2023
Record last updated
September 30, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to use smartphone technology to capture individual location emotional and cognitive data, to examine how real-world behaviors thoughts, emotions, and brain activity are related to one another.

Being studied: Modifying Exploration

Conditions: Emotions; Anhedonia; Depression

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Must agree to give informed consent
  • Must be willing to have an functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) scan
  • Must be able to receive and respond to daily text messages assessing current emotion
  • Must be willing to download and run a GPS tracking application (FollowMee) onto their smartphone for a four-month period

Exclusion Criteria

  • history of head trauma, seizures, or neurological disorders
  • severe/unstable medical conditions
  • conditions that interfere with MRI
  • pregnancy
  • lifetime psychotic/bipolar disorder
  • chronic/severe substance or alcohol abuse/dependence
  • antipsychotic medication

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Miami

    Coral Gables, FL 33146

    Site contact: Isabella C D'Ottone, BA · 3052849555 · icd30@miami.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Isabella C D'Ottone, BA · 3052849555 · icd30@miami.edu
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