Ordors eliciting Fear: a learning model for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Completed

• Conditions: Meervoudige Chemische Overgevoeligheid; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance; 10002861

• Registration Number: NL-OMON32719
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Students who are 18 years or older, are generally healthy, do not have a psychiatric condition or anxiety disorder, epilepsy, heart condition, a pacemaker, who are not pregnant or possibly pregnant, have a good (self-reported) sense of smell, no severe allergies, no asthma, and no scores of 4 or higher on 3 or more items of the modified Chemical Intolerance Index (which is indicative of MCS), will be accepted into the study. Participants who have a severe cold or the flu at the moment of the lab visit will be rescheduled.

Exclusion Criteria

Students who are younger than 18 year, who are not generally healthy, who have a psychiatric condition or anxiety disorder, who have either epilepsy, or a heart condition, or a pacemaker, who are pregnant or possibly pregnant, have a bad (self-reported) sense of smell, who have severe allergies, or asthma, or scores of 4 or higher on 3 or more items of the modified Chemical Intolerance Index (which is indicative of MCS), will be not accepted into the study. In addition, participants who have a severe cold or the flu at the moment of lab visit will not be included in the experiment that same day.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified