Can training teens to recall good moments lift their mood?
NCT ID NCT07825285
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at KU Leuven are testing Positive Events Training, a program that teaches adolescents to recall specific positive memories and imagine positive future events. The study enrolls one Dutch-speaking teenager with moderate depressive symptoms and delivers the training in three individual sessions instead of the usual group format. Daily diary questions track positive emotions, anhedonia, savoring, and emotional distress before and after the training to see whether the approach changes how the participant feels day to day.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Positive Events Training, a behavioral program that teaches adolescents to recall and plan specific positive events
- What this could lead to
- If it helps, this could offer schools and clinicians a low-cost way to build resilience in teenagers who show early signs of depression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an N=1 study of a single Dutch-speaking adolescent, so any changes may reflect that person rather than the training. The approach needs larger trials before it can be judged.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 1 person
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- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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12 to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * moderate level of baseline depressive symptoms * must be Dutch-speaking Exclusion Criteria: \- /
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Locations
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Praktijkcentrum PraxisP
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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