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Eye tracker probes whether depression pulls gaze toward One's own reflection

NCT ID NCT05464550

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers want to know whether people with depression spend more time looking at their own reflection after recalling a personal failure. The study uses an eye tracker to measure where participants look on a reflective black screen before and after a directed autobiographical recall. Thirty adults with depressive disorders take part. The goal is to understand how self-focused attention works in depression, not to test a treatment.

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Active substance
eye-tracking task with directed autobiographical recall
What this could lead to
If the link holds, this could sharpen how clinicians understand and measure self-focused attention in depression, possibly informing future psychological treatments.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study of 30 people, so it cannot prove cause or effect. Eye-tracking results may not generalise, and the task may not capture real-world attention patterns.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

30 people

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Started

Dec 2021

Finished

Jun 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients with depressive disorders according to the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria * Men or women, aged 18 to 60 * patients without mental impairment * patients without neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma) * patients with a sufficient command of French * free patients, without guardianship or curators or subordination * patients benefiting from coverage by a social security scheme or benefiting from it through a third party in accordance with the French law on biomedical research * obtaining oral non-objection by the patient after clear and honest information about the study * Patient with normal or corrected vision without rigid contact lenses Exclusion Criteria: * patients with an intelligence quotient \< 70 * patients aged \< 18 years or \> 60 years * patients with mental impairment * patients with neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma) * patients who do not speak French well enough * patients hospitalized under duress * patients without social security * Patient wearing rigid contact lenses

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Conditions

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Depression depressive disorder

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Depression

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

    Poitiers, 86000, France

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