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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

The Effect of Breathing on Cognitive Performance and Stress

NCT06986135
Conditions
Stress, Acute Stress Reaction, Breathing Techniques, Cognitive Performance
Interventions
Box Breathing, Prolonged Exhalation, Normal Breathing
Other
Lead sponsor
Texas State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
66 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Marcos, Texas
Enrolling by invitation Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Disrupted Connections: The Impact of Acute Stress on Memory Integration

NCT07055555
Conditions
Stress, Control Condition
Interventions
Acute Stress, Non-Stress Control Task
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Nevada State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 35 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Henderson, Nevada
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress and Coping in Caregivers of Younger Patients With Cancer

NCT02725385
Conditions
Anxiety, Depression
Interventions
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Physiologic Testing, Questionnaire Administration
Other
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
163 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2014 – 2016
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Active, not recruiting No phase listed Observational

Targeted Realtime Assessment of Chronic Pain in Youth

NCT06867757
Conditions
Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
14 Years to 24 Years
Enrollment
500 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Active, not recruiting No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Measuring Automated Behavioral Observations & Vocal Expressions (ABOVE)

NCT03459456
Conditions
OCD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Interventions
Provocation OC task (Provoc), Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), Exposure provocation task
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
27 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2027
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Providence, Rhode Island • Houston, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Sleep and Cardiovascular Health in Adolescence

NCT03727906
Conditions
Insomnia Type; Sleep Disorder
Interventions
No pre-sleep arousal manipulation, pre-sleep arousal down-regulation, pre-sleep arousal up-regulation
Other
Lead sponsor
SRI International
Industry
Eligibility
16 Years to 20 Years
Enrollment
115 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Menlo Park, California
Conditions
Adolescent Development, Stress, Emotional Disturbances
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test, Emotional go/no-go task
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
11 Years to 14 Years · Female only
Enrollment
53 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Stress, Mental Stress
Interventions
Melatonin 3 MG Oral Tablet, Placebo Oral Tablet
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Baylor University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Waco, Texas
Conditions
Exercise, Cognition
Interventions
Aerobic Exercise Intervention, Trier Social Stress Test for Children, Seated Rest
Other
Lead sponsor
Northeastern University
Other
Eligibility
9 Years to 10 Years
Enrollment
297 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Depression, Aging, Stress and Heart Health Study

NCT05570721
Conditions
Menopause, Depression, Heart Disease in Women, Stress
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
44 Years to 55 Years · Female only
Enrollment
41 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) and Stress Regulation During Performance Tasks

NCT07470229
Conditions
Stress Response
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Evaluative Stress Task
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
60 Years and older
Enrollment
240 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Examining Cortisol and Alpha Amylase in a Healthy Sample of Youth and Adults

NCT02490280
Conditions
Anxiety
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
11 Years to 34 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Affect-based Impulsivity in Borderline Personality Disorder

NCT06880640
Conditions
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
Interventions
Stress Induction
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years
Enrollment
76 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Terminated Early Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Internalized Stress in Relation to Alcohol Consumption

NCT06091189
Conditions
Stress, Physiological, Ethanol Intoxication, Distress, Emotional
Interventions
Relevant Trier Social Stressor Test (TSST), Ethanol, Placebo Trier Social Stressor Test (TSST), Placebo Beverage, Irrelevant Trier Social Stressor Test (TSST)
Behavioral · Drug
Lead sponsor
Texas Tech University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
165 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Lubbock, Texas
Conditions
Psychological Stress, Social Interaction
Interventions
Stress, Social Context
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington