Effects of Stereotype Threat on Impulsivity and Its Relation to Alcohol Use in African Americans: An fMRI Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Task-based behavioral intervention

• Registration Number: NCT05675332
• Lead Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavioral and neural correlates of stress exposure. Results from this study will enrich the understanding of how sociocultural, behavioral, and neural factors combine to influence alcohol use.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-22
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-09
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-13
• Primary Completion: 2026-01-31
• Study Completion: 2026-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

• Between 21 and 35 years of age (inclusive);
• Fluent in English;
• Right-handed

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 21 years of age;
• Left-handed

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
stress exposure	Task-based behavioral intervention	exposure to stress threat
no stress exposure	Task-based behavioral intervention	no threat stress

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal	Baseline	Blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal in brain regions of interest (ROI) measured using fMRI
Resting-state functional connectivity in brain regions	Baseline	Resting-state functional connectivity - brain activity measured using fMRI

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States