Clinical Trial: Parent-Adolescent Relationships, Emotional Regulation, and HRV in Adolescents With Depression

U.S., Feb. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07430774) titled 'Parent-Adolescent Relationships, Emotional Regulation, and HRV in Adolescents With Depression' on Feb. 17.

Brief Summary: This cross-sectional study examines associations among heart rate variability (HRV), emotional dysregulation, and parent-adolescent relationship quality in adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We hypothesize that lower HRV will be linked to greater emotional dysregulation and that more supportive parent-adolescent relationships will correlate with higher HRV. Participants will wear a Fitbit Charge 5 during nighttime sleep for 7 consecutive nights and complete validated measures of emotional regulatio...