The impact of body odor on bonding and incest avoidance over the course of life: a developmental and neuropsychological approach

The impact of body odor on bonding and incest avoidance over the course of life: a developmental and neuropsychological approach - IBOB

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016539

Enrollment

250

Registered

2019-01-15

Start date

2017-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Investigation of the impact of body odors on parent-child relationship

Interventions

Group 1: Healthy subjects (parents and their children) are asked once to provide buccal swabs for genetic analysis of the HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) profile and saliva samples for hormone status an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: biological parenthood, German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: non-biological parenthood, no sufficient German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Influence of genetic and hormonal components of body odor on the parental evaluation of their children's body odors (subjective evaluation of body odor samples and statistical analysis of the interaction of evaluation, genetics and hormonal status). Assessment has started in January 2017 and will last up to October 2019.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The subjective evaluation of body odors in association with the parent-child relationship quality (assessed by questionnaires). Assessment has started in January 2017 and will last up to October 2019.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLaura Schäfer

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik Universitätsklinikum Carl GustavCarus an der Technischen Universität Dresden

riechstudie@uniklinikum-dresden.de+49 (0)35145819793

Outcome results

None listed

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