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Stress Reactivity Study in Adolescents

NCT03997149 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-06-25

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Summary

The goal of this study was to examine the glucocorticoid and behavioral responses to a psychological stressor in obese African-American and non-Latino white adolescents. Participants were exposed to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and a control condition on separate days. Immediately following each condition, participants were provided with snacks to eat at their leisure. Reactivity was assessed via salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase area under the curve (AUC), and adolescents were categorized as high or low reactors.

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Eating Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acute Laboratory Stressor

The TSST was 20 minutes long and consisted of a five-minute instructional period where participants listened to a pre-recorded tape; a five-minute speech preparation period; a five-minute challenging serial subtraction task; and a five-minute videotaped public speaking task in front of a panel of three evaluative, non-affirming judges dressed in white coats.

BEHAVIORAL

Low affect video

The 20-minute TSST was replaced with a 20-minute low-affect educational film screening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca Hasson, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-12
Primary Completion
2017-03-13
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • United States

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