What this means
This is a trial that is recruiting people and has not reported results yet. It will compare short and longer exercise to see how each affects thinking skills.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 40–60
- Where
- 1 site, including Texas
The science
- Registered title
- Childhood Trauma, Exercise, and Cognition
- Trial ID
- NCT05972265 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- What is tested
- 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
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Ages
- 40 Years to 60 Years
- Dates
- First posted Aug 2, 2023 · updated Jul 17, 2026
Registry summary
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.
Sites (1)
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States