Foreign deployment and the impact of the resulting stress effects on cardiovascular health

Foreign deployment and the impact of the resulting stress effects on cardiovascular health - BEST = foreign deployment and stress

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022345

Enrollment

180

Registered

2020-09-22

Start date

2016-09-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I25.0 I10.0

Interventions

Group 1: Soldiers perfom a social experimental stress test (TSST-G) Prior to and after foreign assignement. Neurobiological stress axes are determined (HPA, DNA strand breaks, telomer shortening, HRV)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: German language, physical and mental healthy, member of the Bundeswehr.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: insufficient german language, severe physical and psychological disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stressreactivity in Response to foreign deployment via DNA strand breaks and production of radicals, sympathetic activity, HPA axis activity and Inflammation one year after foreign assignment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stress reactivity in Response to cardiovascular risk profile	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristiane Waller

Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität Nürnberg

christiane.waller@klinikum-nuernberg.de0911 3982839

Outcome results

None listed

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