Understanding Brain Function in Opioid Use
This study is looking at how guided meditation and psychoeducation (learning about how opioid use affects the brain) impact brain activity in people who use opioids or have opioid use disorder (OUD). Researchers want to see if these interventions change how brains work together (neurophysiological synchrony) and feelings of empathy. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, use opioids almost daily, and can speak English. The study aims to enroll 60 participants and is currently unclear on its recruitment status. The main goal is to measure brain synchrony during and after the interventions.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with 60 planned participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Neurophysiological synchrony will be measured during the intervention and for 5 minutes afterwards.
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Interpersonal Brain Function in Opioid Use
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Eric Garland, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Diego
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What this trial measures
- Neurophysiological synchronyDuring the intervention and for 5 minutes afterwards
Dyadic Neural Synchrony (DNS) across electrodes and dyads will be computed from EEG oscillations using established inter-brain connectivity metrics. DNS will be quantified as a dyadic coupling parameter computed from time-series features extracted from each participant's EEG activity. Higher DNS values indicate greater therapist-patient neural attunement.