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NCT06821178 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
My Life and My Experiences Project
A NA study of Stress and Memory in Adolescence, sponsored by University of California, Irvine.
- Recruiting
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 400
- Enrollment target
- 1
- Study location
NCT06821178 is a NA study of Stress and Memory in Adolescence that is actively recruiting participants, run by University of California, Irvine. The registered enrollment target is 400 participants. The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state.
The verdict
NCT06821178, a NA study of Stress and Memory in Adolescence, is actively recruiting participants, sponsored by University of California, Irvine.
- RECRUITING
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 400 participants
- Enrollment target
- 1
- Study location
Study Summary
Child maltreatment is one of the most formidable public health crises in the United States, affecting millions of youth each year. The adverse consequences of maltreatment for youth, as well as for their families and entire communities, are pervasive, costly, and enduring. To intervene and reduce these consequences, it is imperative that victims provide clear and accurate accounts of their prior experiences. Currently, considerable skepticism exists regarding maltreated youth's ability to provide such accounts, especially for experiences that were stressful, leading to youths' reports being challenged or not believed. It is possible that this skepticism is unwarranted, and maltreated youth actually demonstrate better memory than their non-maltreated counterparts, but only for stressful salient personal experiences. This project will ethically and rigorously test this possibility via a short-term longitudinal experimental investigation that compares the effects of acute stress on memory between maltreated and demographically matched non-maltreated 12-17-year-olds. In an initial in-person session, youth will be randomly assigned (equal maltreated and non-maltreated youth across age) to complete standardized salient personal activities that are experimentally manipulated to vary in whether they induce higher or lower levels of acute stress. Immediately afterward, youth will complete an encoding task comprised of positive, negative, and neutral images. In subsequent sessions (two remote and one in person) spanning approximately one month, youth's memory will be tested for the images via a recognition task asking them to discriminate previously seen from unseen images and for the personal activities via recall and direct questions that probe for the extent and accuracy of memory. Youth's rumination about the personal activities will also be measured. The project's main hypothesis is that maltreatment will lead to particularly robust memory for the personal activities, bu
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Acute stress manipulation
Study Locations (1)
California
- University of California, Irvine - Irvine
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 400 participants |
| Start Date | 2025-01-28 |
| Est. Completion | 2028-06-30 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT06821178
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT06821178 describes a study currently listed as recruiting, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 400 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of California, Irvine, which has 368 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 1 condition, with Stress and Memory in Adolescence appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Acute stress manipulation is the first listed.
NCT06821178 reports 1 study location spanning 1 distinct geographic area - top geographies include California.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT06821178 about?
NCT06821178 is a clinical study titled "My Life and My Experiences Project". Child maltreatment is one of the most formidable public health crises in the United States, affecting millions of youth each year. The adverse consequences of maltreatment for youth, as well as for their families and entire communities, are pervasive, costly, and enduring. To intervene and reduce th...
What is the current status of trial NCT06821178?
This trial is currently recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 400 participants. The study started on 2025-01-28. Estimated completion is 2028-06-30.
What conditions does trial NCT06821178 study?
This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Stress and Memory in Adolescence.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT06821178?
The interventions under investigation include: Acute stress manipulation (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT06821178?
This trial is sponsored by University of California, Irvine, which has 368 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Where is trial NCT06821178 being conducted?
This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.
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