RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05991713

Geolocation Positional System (GPS) Experience

Individual Differences in Emotional and Behavioral Patterns and Their Relationship to Cognition


Sponsor

University of Miami

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Nov 2, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • 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 Criteria7

  • 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

Interventions

BEHAVIORALModifying Exploration

Participants in this group will use a mobile phone sensor data application that uses an accelerometer, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) and/or GPS designed for smartphone devices. This technology allows the phones to capture information automatically and passively on the participant's activity. The application will be collecting participants' data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Participants will be asked to make alterations to their exploration levels approximately 20 days of their participation in the study.


Locations(1)

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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