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Teens' memory under stress: study seeks truth behind maltreatment reports
NCT ID NCT06821178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether teens who have experienced maltreatment remember stressful events better than other teens. Researchers will compare memory for personal activities and images between 400 maltreated and non-maltreated adolescents aged 12-18. The goal is to understand how stress shapes memory, which could help make sure these teens' accounts are trusted and used to guide support.
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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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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12 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Ages 12-18 at start, half self reported or documented prior contact with social services/dependency court; half always lived with at least one biological parent Exclusion Criteria: Public speaking or math anxiety, cognitive impairments, head injuries, learning disabilities, steroid/hormonal treatments, or neuroendocrine diseases
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92697, United States