Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression

Part of paid clinical trials in Binghamton, New York.

Sponsor
Binghamton University
Study ID
NCT06835855
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Depression - Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
6 Months - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Passive Viewing Task — OTHER
    Infants will complete a computer-based task in which they view facial displays of emotion (angry, happy, sad, neutral) while an eye tracker records their gaze.
  • Interaction Task — OTHER
    Mother and infants will also complete a standardized interaction task during which we assess infant gaze and psychophysiology. The task consists of three stages, each of which lasts three minutes. For the first stage (Free Play 1), infants sit in a highchair and mothers are asked to play with their baby as they normally would, without any toys or other objects. In the second stage (Sad), mothers are asked to think about times when they are sad or depressed and do not feel able to effectively play with their child. They are instructed to look at their child but speak in a monotone and minimize body movement or any physical contact with the infant. In the third stage (Free Play 2), mothers again interact with their infants normally for three minutes.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to examine attentional biases for facial displays of emotion as a mechanism of risk in infants of mothers with postpartum major depression, and the potential role of infant arousal in the development of these attentional biases.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 14, 2024
Status verified
Feb 2025
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2029
Completion
Jul 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
225 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Experimental protocol for all infants

Primary Outcome Measure

Eye gaze during computer-based task [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Binghamton UniversityBinghamtonNew York13902
Brandon E Gibb, Ph.D.
[email protected]
607-777-2511
Brandon E Gibb, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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