Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

This study tests whether practicing mindfulness meditation in a virtual reality environment can reduce cigarette cravings and help people quit smoking. Two hundred adults who smoke 10-40 cigarettes daily will either do six weekly VR mindfulness sessions or use standard nicotine p…

This study looks at how to better detect eating disorders in pregnant women. Current screening tools may confuse normal pregnancy-related eating concerns with actual eating disorders. Researchers will compare answers from 50 pregnant women with and without eating disorders to fin…

This study tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called rTMS, applied to a specific brain area, can reduce obsessive-compulsive symptoms in adults with OCD. Participants must have tried at least two medications without success. The main goal is to see if sympto…

This study is testing whether light therapy and a short education program can help people with bipolar disorder who have trouble sleeping or have irregular daily rhythms. The goal is to see if these approaches can reduce the number of days spent in the hospital. The study will in…

This study compares two non-invasive brain stimulation methods—standard rTMS (using a figure-8 coil) and deep rTMS (using an H-shaped helmet)—to see which works better for people with treatment-resistant depression. About 152 adults will receive 20 sessions over 4 weeks, plus fol…

This study is testing a new questionnaire called ESSME, designed by a care team, to evaluate the daily-life environment of people with schizophrenia. The goal is to see if this tool helps set more personal and practical treatment goals. Researchers will compare the questionnaire …

This study aims to find brain activity and thinking patterns that can predict which people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) will not respond well to standard treatments. Researchers will use brain scans and cognitive tests to compare 100 participants with OCD to healthy c…

This study looks at whether special brain scans can detect chemical changes that might predict a first episode of psychosis in young people at high risk. Researchers will compare scans from 22 participants (ages 15-25) who are at ultra-high risk for psychosis with healthy volunte…

This study looks at how feeling a loss of control might change the way people with anorexia think. Researchers want to see if this leads to a more analytical thinking style, which is common in anorexia. The goal is to better understand the disorder and improve treatments. About 5…