Can a virtual snub reveal how racism harms teen health?
NCT ID NCT05820659
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether ethnic minority adolescents who have experienced racial discrimination show stronger biological stress responses when faced with subtle racism. Researchers will measure blood pressure, stress hormones, and other markers while teens take part in a simulated peer rejection task. They will also explore whether family support, racial identity, and how teens interpret the rejection can protect against stress. The goal is to understand what factors might reduce the negative health effects of discrimination.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral tasks including a peer rejection task, a conversation about peer rejection, and an impossible puzzle task
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify protective factors that help buffer ethnic minority adolescents from the harmful effects of racial discrimination on stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a relatively small sample, so findings may not apply broadly. The tasks are designed to simulate stress and may not fully capture real-world experiences.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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178 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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9 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 9-14 years old * identified as Latino American or Black/African American * Living in Warren county of Kentucky * with parent consent * parents of adolescent participants Exclusion Criteria: Adolescents will not participate in the peer rejection task when they report to have: * frequent experiences of peer victimization * frequent experiences of racial discrimination * severe depression * severe social anxiety disorder * severe generalized anxiety disorder * limited English reading competence to understand the task instruction
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42101, United States