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My Life and My Experiences Project

NCT06821178
Conditions
Stress and Memory in Adolescence
Interventions
Acute stress manipulation
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
400 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Irvine, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress-induced Scratching in Healthy and AD

NCT04174651
Conditions
Healthy, Atopic Dermatitis
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), Landscape Video
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 59 Years
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Miami, Florida
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Stress and Marijuana Cue-elicited Craving and Reactivity

NCT00613405
Conditions
Cannabis Use Disorders
Interventions
Stress + cue exposure, No stress + cue exposure
Other
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
87 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
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
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress Trajectories and Anhedonia in Adolescence Research Study

NCT07040449
Conditions
Anhedonia, Stress Response, Adolescent Development
Interventions
Montreal Imaging Stress Task, Trier Social Stress Test for Children
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 15 Years
Enrollment
192 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2030
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress Reactivity Study in Adolescents

NCT03997149
Conditions
Stress, Eating Behavior
Interventions
Acute Laboratory Stressor, Low affect video
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
14 Years to 19 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Stress and CKD Among African Americans

NCT03387319
Conditions
Chronic Kidney Disease
Interventions
Racialized Stressful Event Recall, Non-Racialized Stressful Event Recall
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
25 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Cortisol and Food Insecurity

NCT05191030
Conditions
Food Insecurity
Interventions
High-Stress Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
453 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Essential Oil Inhalation and Acute Stress Response in Healthy Adults

NCT07473544
Conditions
Psychological Stress
Interventions
Essential Oil Inhalation, Placebo Aroma Stick
Other
Lead sponsor
dōTERRA International
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pleasant Grove, Utah
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
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

Temporal Genomics Mechanisms Underlying Disease and Aging

NCT03637751
Conditions
Gene Expression in Response to Acute Stress
Interventions
Behavioral, Control condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Penn State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
University Park, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Neuroendocrine and Immune Response to Stress in Schizophrenia

NCT01975584
Conditions
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
21 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Catonsville, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Mitochondrial Stress, Brain Imaging, and Epigenetics

NCT04831424
Conditions
Mitochondrial Diseases
Interventions
Trier social stress test
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
110 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Recruiting 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
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Maternal Emotions and Diet in Pregnancy

NCT03278392
Conditions
Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological, Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test, Placebo Non-stress task
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years · Female only
Enrollment
38 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Orange, California
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress & Self-Control Costs

NCT05795179
Conditions
Self-Control
Interventions
Cold-Pressor Task (CPT), Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), Modified Non-Stress CPT, Modified Non-Stress TSST, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Behavioral · Device
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
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
Recruiting 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
106 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Investigating the Effects of Social Stress on Brain Imaging

NCT05591404
Conditions
Social Stress
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Stress-induced Drinking in Emerging Adults: the Role of Trauma History

NCT01363180
Conditions
Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), No stress condition
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 30 Years
Enrollment
197 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina