Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 30 years; with an anxiogenic trait and medium anxiety state (with scores between 30 and 39 on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory/ STAI); who smell odors.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being chemically dependent, or using anxiolytics, antidepressants, antihistamines, narcotics; being allergic to odors/smells, or undertaking some other complementary therapy for stress/anxiety relief such as meditation or yoga; People who meet the diagnostic criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder, according to the Structured Clinical Interview for Disorders screening strategy of DSM-5.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased anxiety scores. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased levels of cortisol in the urine; increase in sleep quality scores and decrease in stress and depression scores; Change in physiological parameters (blood pressure, heart rate variability and oxygen saturation). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCentro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed