Correlation between cortisol concentration in saliva and cognitive fatigue in patients afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015651

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-01

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G35

Interventions

Group 1: MS patients: Our study will entail a short, questionnaire-based anamnesis followed by a saliva sample and complimentary computer testing. The experiment itself will require two hour-long sess

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Suitable test subjects: Target group: Patients with clinically diagnosed MS, either chronic or relapsing-remitting Control group: Healthy subjects of equal age and same sex as the target group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unsuitable test subjects: Target group: Patients showing a relapse or cortisol treatment within three months prior to the first day of our study or patients with mental or neurological health issues or chronically bleeding gums. Control group: Subjects suffering from depression, other mental or neurological health issues or chronically bleeding gums.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
What: shared attention When: one- time survery How: questionnaires, computer assisted test (TAP 2.2)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHelmut Hildebrandt

Carl von Ossietzky Universität

helmut.hildebrandt@uni-oldenburg.deTel: +49 441 798 2116

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026