Childhood Trauma, Exercise, and Cognition
ConditionAdverse Childhood Experiences
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-60
SponsorUniversity of Texas at Austin
About this trial
This study aims to identify and compare the effects of acute and chronic exercise interventions on cognition in middle-aged adults with cognitive complaints and a history of abuse or neglect in childhood. Each participant will be enrolled in the study for up to 78 days, in five parts following verification that the participant meets criteria to be included in the study: 1) initial assessment; 2) first acute exercise condition in lab, symptom measures, and neuropsychological testing; 3) second acute exercise condition in lab, symptom measures, and neuropsychological testing; and 4) 9-week exercise intervention or activity as usual outside of lab, with interview, symptom measures, and neuropsychological testing at three-week intervals.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
between 40 and 60 years of age
history of child abuse or neglect
have a complaint about memory, attention, or executive function
native or fluent English speaker
Disqualifiers
Score indicating a history of moderate-intensity activity, hard-intensity activity, or very-hard intensity activity on the Stanford Brief Activity Survey
current excessive alcohol or other substance use
eating disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, or those judged to be an immediate suicide risk based on having an active plan with intent
autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or other neurodevelopmental disorder
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Moderate Intensity Exercise (one day)
- Placebo - Light Intensity Exercise (one day)
- Moderate Intensity Exercise (9 wks)
- Day 1 Assessments
- Symptom Measures and Neuropsychological Tests
- Day 36 Assessments
- Day 57 Assessments
- Day 78 Assessments
Treatment groups
34 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov