Healthy adults, Conditioning, Scent, Stress Management Training
Conditions
Interventions
A randomized controlled between-subjects design will be applied, consisting of two phases (acquisition phase and test phase), which will take place on two consecutive days at a similar time of the day
Sponsors
Leiden University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy subjects 2. Between 18 and 35 years of age 3. Able to understand both Dutch and English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Regular use of (illegal) drugs including cannabis, habits of heavy drinking (more than 3 glasses of alcohol a day). 2. The presence of current or recent (< 3 months) serious life events. 3. Serious psychiatric and (acute) somatic disorders, and acute infections that might interfere with the study protocol. 4. Smoking.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is state anxiety (as measured by the Shortened State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State version (STAI-S-s: Spielberger et al., 1983)) after acute stress compared to the no-treatment control group and the treatment control group combined. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are physiological measures (e.g., heart rate and skin conductance) and self-report measures (e.g., positive and negative affect). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA.W.M. Evers
LUMC PO Box 9555
Outcome results
None listed