Mechanisms of Behavioral Activation (BA)
NCT05548244
This study is recruiting at 3 US sites in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The investigators will be comparing brain (neural) activation of depressed adolescent patients before, during and after a course of Behavioral Activation (BA) therapy using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In particular, the project seeks to determine whether BA targets different neural mechanisms for behavioral avoidance associated with low motivation as compared to threat avoidance. A group of healthy controls will also be scanned as a comparator group for behavioral and imaging measures.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Depression
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 15 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- June 1, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Georgia · 3
- Child and Adolescent Mood Program (CAMP) · Atlanta, GA
- Emory University · Atlanta, GA
- Facility for Education and Research in Neuroscience (FERN) · Atlanta, GA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.