STRESS Healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Over a period of six weeks, study participants ingests twice daily one capsule. Main ingredients of this capsules are vitamines (B1, B6, B12, Folic acid) and a plantextract of Sideritis scard
Sponsors
Schaper & Brümmer GmbH & Co. KG
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age: 25-60 years • Men and Women • Non-smokers • written consent after information about study contents and study procedure • Ability and willingness of study participants to follow study leaders instructions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • severe chronic illness (manifest coronary heart disease, cancer, • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Typ I and II), severe kidney or liver diseases • Psychological diseases (ADHS, Depression, panic, anxiety) • food allergies, known endokrine and immunological diseases • chronic gastroinestinal diseases (especially small intestine e.g. duodenal ulcer, liver, pancreas) and state after gastrointestinal surgical procedure e.g. nontropical sprue, short bowel syndrome), stomach stapling operations, gastric band • oral mucositis, dental diseases, inflammation in the oral cavity • Hormonal disorders, for example, hyperthyroidism and Cushing's syndrome • heart surgery (Stent, Bypass, Heart pacemaker/ gastrointestinal surgery (not: elimination of appendix or gall bladder) • • immediate planned surgery • addiction to alcohol and/or drugs • Pregnancy, lactation • Smokers • Persons with body mass index > 30 • Persons who are not able or not allowed to give written consent • simultaneous participation at another clinical trial or participation within the last 30 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress tolerance (six weeks after first examination (t6) in comparison to first examination (t0)), respectivly measured as changes of the cognitive performance and visual attentnion under stress, using the Trail Making Test (TMT), before and after an acute stress impulse. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • stress tolerance (six weeks after first examination (t6) in comparison to first examination (t0)), respectively measured by changes in the cognitive performance and visuell attention in the Colour Word Test (CWT) (Duration: 10 minutes) • subjective stress perception (six weeks after first examination (t6) in comparison to first examination (t0)) (according to the Perceived Stress Questionnaire) • acute subjective stress perception (six weeks after first examination (t6) in comparison to first examination (t0)) (according to General Stress Questionnaire) before and after an acute stress impulse. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIsabel Behrendt
Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Humanernährung
Outcome results
None listed