Responsiveness to induced stress in students of the Health Sciences at the University of Brasilia

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• Conditions: Students; psychological distress; anxiety; M01.848; F01.470.315; F01.470.132

• Registration Number: RBR-72386w
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers. Both sexes. Undergraduate students of the health sciences at the University of Brasilia Campus of Ceilandia. Age between 18 and 30 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Use of controlled medication. Severa arrhythmia. Serious neurological conditions. Use of pacemaker. Allergy to any of the materials used in the experiments.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected result 1: Stress response by the relative frequency of alpha and beta waves as measured by the electroencephalography at F3 and F4, immediately, 15 min and 30 min after stress stimulation. ;Expected result 2: Stress response by the Galvanic Skin Response measured in micro-Siemens, immediately, 15 min and 30 min after stress stimulation. ;Expected result 3: Stress response by the changes in respiratory frequency measured breaths per minute, immediately, 15 min and 30 min after stress stimulation. ;Expected result 4: Changes in peripheral sensory function as measured by the threshold (micro-Amperes) and response time (milliseconds) to electric stimuli applied to the skin, 15 min and 30 min after stress stimulation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected result 5: Perception of anxiety as measured by the STAI questionnaire at baseline (before stress stimulation).