Exercise to Help Teens with Anxiety

Exercise Facilitation of Adolescent Fear Extinction, Frontolimbic Circuitry, and Endocannabinoids

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Adolescence
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
14 – 17
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Basic Science
Participants needed
174 (estimated)
Sponsor
Wayne State University · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for teens with anxiety who are 14-17 years old. Participants will take part in a program that includes exercise to see if it helps manage their fear responses.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

You may be able to join if

  • I am 14-17 years old.
  • I can speak English.
  • I have a parent or guardian who can give consent and attend visits.
  • I am right-handed.
  • I am generally healthy.
  • I agree to follow all study procedures.
  • I have signed the consent form.

You may not be able to join if

  • I have had a recent traumatic brain injury.
  • I have a severe medical condition.
  • I have or have had a neurological or psychotic disorder.
  • I cannot have an MRI due to implants or other reasons.
  • I have used cannabis or CBD in the past month.
  • I am currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • I have had thoughts of harming myself or others recently.
  • I have a substance use disorder.

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
Anxiety disorders commonly begin during adolescence, and are characterized by deficits in the ability to inhibit or extinguish pathological fear. Recent research has provided new understanding of how fear is learned and can be regulated in the adolescent brain, and how the endocannabinoid system shapes these processes; however, these advances have not yet translated into improved therapeutic outco…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and available for the duration of the study 3. 14-17 years of age upon enrollment 4. Right-handed 5. In good general health as evidenced by medical history 6. Adolesc…
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