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Modification of Biological Stress Response Patterns through Experimental Manipulation of Cognitive Coping Strategies

Not Applicable
Conditions
Stress response patterns of healthy participants
Registration Number
DRKS00034790
Lead Sponsor
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitspsychologie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

1) 18 years or older
2) living in the greater area of Nuremberg (Germany)
3) female participants: luteal phase of their menstrual cycle
4) willingness to participate in the study and to provide biological samples

Exclusion Criteria

1) younger than 18 years of age
2) presence of depressive or social anxiety symptomatology
3) presence of acute and/or chronic somatic diseases
4) medication intake (e.g., beta blocker, glucocorticoids, anti-depressants), with the exception of hormonal contraceptives in women
5) Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18 or above 30 kg/m2
6) smoking (> 10 cigarettes/week)
7) receiving psychotherapeutic treatment at study entry
8) previous experience with the stress protocol
9) being an employee of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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