🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-03-03
Babies' Brain Responses to Strangers (NCT06550245)
The Malleability of Social Group Understanding in Infancy and Early Childhood
🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of California Santa Cruz
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Researchers at the Diversity in Development Lab at UC Santa Cruz are investigating how babies' brain activities respond to people from familiar and unfamiliar racial backgrounds.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Social Science 2 Building — Santa Cruz, California
Age range: 7 Months to 12 Months
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Infants observing familiar and unfamiliar racial groups (OTHER)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Social Science 2 Building — Santa Cruz, California
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (831) 264-8155
Email: did.lab@ucsc.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.