Clinical trials
Positive Mental Health clinical trials
Below are recruiting positive mental health clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 86 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT07658898Recruiting
Brain stimulation for negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia
This study tests a new type of brain stimulation called temporal interference to see if it can help with negative symptoms (like lack of motivation or emotion) and cognitive symptoms (like trouble with memory or focus) in schizophrenia. It uses a special head device to target a specific brain area.
ShanghaiAges 18–65 - NCT07732660Recruiting
Building skills and reducing stigma for young people with HIV in Zambia
This trial helps young people aged 18 to 24 living with HIV in three districts of Zambia. It aims to reduce stigma and build job skills to improve their lives.
Lusaka, Lusaka ProvinceAges 18–24 - NCT06233344RecruitingPhase 2
Mindfulness and psilocybin study for healthy adults
This study tests whether combining mindfulness training with a single dose of psilocybin (a psychedelic found in certain mushrooms) can help healthy adults. It aims to explore how these two approaches together might improve well-being.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 25 years+ - NCT06659315Recruiting
Preventing HIV transmission from mom to baby for depressed mothers in Malawi
This study tests a program to help pregnant women with HIV who also have depression, and their partners, reduce the risk of passing HIV to their babies. The program includes support for mental health and HIV care.
ZombaAges 18 years+ - NCT05629013Recruiting
After-action reviews to improve child welfare teams’ care
This study asks child welfare teams and families to review what happened in their team planning meetings, to help improve how services get connected. It may help strengthen the way support services are identified and linked for children in ongoing child welfare cases.
San Diego, CaliforniaAges 6 years+ - NCT05352061Enrolling by invitation
HIV support program for people with mental health and life challenges
This study looks at how an HIV treatment and prevention program can be improved for people who have HIV plus psychosocial challenges, especially when HIV is not well controlled. You may be able to join if your HIV is recent and higher than target, and you fit one of the specific participant groups.
Miami, FloridaAges 18 years+ - NCT06619782Recruiting
Helping clinics support teens at risk for suicide
This study tests a way to help clinics better support teens and young adults who might be at risk for suicide. If you are 12 to 24 and your doctor's screening shows you may need extra help, the clinic will use a special program to connect you with the right care.
Aurora, ColoradoAges 12–80 - NCT07475039Recruiting
Friendly phone calls to support older adults
This study tests whether a program of friendly phone calls from trained volunteers can help older adults feel more connected and supported. If you are 65 or older and already receive home-delivered meals or other services, you may be able to join.
Gainesville, FloridaAges 55 years+ - NCT06484088RecruitingEarly Phase 1
Brain scanning study of frustration in healthy adults
This study looks at how the brain handles frustration in healthy adults using a special brain scanner called magnetoencephalography (MEG). It may help researchers understand normal brain responses to frustration.
Bethesda, MarylandAges 18–55 - NCT07118072Recruiting
Online therapy for childhood trauma and depression symptoms
This study will test if a special online therapy program, called i-STAIR, can help people who had a tough childhood and are now dealing with some depression symptoms. It focuses on building skills to manage emotions and relationships, all from the comfort of your home.
SingaporeAges 21–65 - NCT07527052Recruiting
Teen Mental Health and Social Media Study
This study looks at how social media might help teens who have thoughts about hurting themselves feel better. Researchers will ask you questions online and track how you're doing over time.
Miami, FloridaAges 12–17 - NCT06399991Recruiting
Improving mental health care in Malawi clinics
This study is testing a new way to help clinics in Malawi better support patients with mental health needs. If you are an adult patient at a participating clinic who has recently had symptoms of depression or anxiety, you may be eligible.
ChiradzuluAges 18 years+ - NCT03304665Recruiting
Healthy volunteers needed for brain and behavior research studies
This study recruits healthy adults to help researchers run mental health and brain-related experiments. It may help future studies by improving how they measure brain function and behavior.
Bethesda, MarylandAges 18–70 - NCT03973268RecruitingPhase 1
Ketamine study to understand treatment response in hard-to-treat depression
This early-stage study tests ketamine and looks at what brain changes may explain why it helps people with major depression that hasn’t improved with usual treatments. You may be asked to stay in the hospital and complete detailed interviews, mood rating scales, and brain imaging.
Bethesda, MarylandAges 18–70 - NCT04033679Recruiting
Brain stimulation to help people stay on schizophrenia medications
This study tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation treatment can improve medication adherence in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. If it helps you take meds more reliably, it may also support more stable mental health over time.
Toronto, OntarioAges 18 years+ - NCT04159662Recruiting
Brain scans to study thinking in schizophrenia and depression
This study uses brain imaging to better understand how thinking works in people with schizophrenia or major depression. Your results may help researchers learn what brain patterns match different thinking and symptoms.
Ottawa, OntarioAges 18–60 - NCT04447742Recruiting
Study of how healthy babies’ gut microbes develop from birth
This study follows pregnant people from about 20 weeks until delivery, to understand how gut microbes (tiny organisms in the intestines) develop in healthy babies. It may help researchers learn how early-life gut development affects health later on.
BernAges 18–45 - NCT04478838RecruitingPhase 4
Alternate-day antipsychotic dosing for schizophrenia
This trial looks at whether taking an antipsychotic every other day can keep symptoms controlled in adults with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder. It may help some people avoid daily dosing, but it requires specific medication stability and screening checks.
Toronto, OntarioAges 18 years+ - NCT04882839RecruitingPhase 2
Therapy with psilocybin for severe OCD symptoms
This Phase 2 study tests whether psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy can reduce symptoms in adults with severe, treatment-resistant OCD. It also focuses on safety and whether this approach is practical to run.
BeershebaAges 18–65 - NCT05859204Enrolling by invitation
Exercise groups to improve mental health in hospital
This study tests whether joining structured exercise groups while you’re an inpatient in a psychiatric unit can improve mood, mental wellbeing, and overall comfort. It’s designed to be adjustable for different mobility needs and to be safe for participating patients.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 18 years+ - NCT04935619Recruiting
Testing cannabis abstinence effects in depression symptoms
This study looks at how stopping cannabis for a period of time may affect depression symptoms and thinking/memory. You might benefit by getting close monitoring of mood and cognition while researchers compare changes during cannabis abstinence.
Toronto, OntarioAges 18–55 - NCT04972136Recruiting
Brain stimulation treatment for depression in young adults with autism
This trial studies a noninvasive brain stimulation (rTMS) to help reduce depression symptoms in young adults who have autism. It aims to find out if this treatment can improve mood and daily functioning without requiring recent changes to medications.
Toronto, OntarioAges 16–35 - NCT05435300Recruiting
tDCS study using brain scans in schizophrenia
This trial tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation approach (tDCS) changes brain connections in people with schizophrenia. It also uses specialized scans to look for changes in the brain that could help explain how treatment works.
Toronto, OntarioAges 18 years+ - NCT05445180Recruiting
Brain scan study of thinking in cannabis users with psychosis
This study uses brain imaging to understand how thinking works in people who use cannabis, comparing those with psychosis to people without psychosis. It may help researchers learn what brain patterns relate to thinking difficulties and how cannabis use fits in.
Montreal, QuebecAges 16–80
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for positive mental health?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 86 recruiting positive mental health studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a positive mental health trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a positive mental health trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.