Brain scans reveal the 'Check' button in healthy people
NCT ID NCT03483233
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how healthy adults' brains handle the decision to double-check their work. Using brain scans (fMRI and EEG), researchers aimed to pinpoint which brain areas are active during checking tasks. The goal is to better understand compulsive checking in conditions like OCD, but this study itself did not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adults age range 20-45 years * being able to provide a written consent form * having a social insurance * have a normal vision (with or without corrections) * Right-handed Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with MRI contraindications (e.g. pacemaker, claustrophobia, metal in the body, etc…). * Pregnant subjects * Subjects with neurological history * Subjects must be willing to be advise in case of discovery of brain abnormality.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inserm U1208
Bron, France
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