Affective and physiological responses to emotional body odors in social anxiety and depression – a pilot study on the possible effects as catalyst for treatment

Karolinska Institute0 个研究点目标入组 84 人开始时间: 2021年4月28日最近更新: 2023年12月19日

试验速览

•The inclusion criteria for participants with social anxiety symptoms are:
•1. Aged between 18 and 35 years
•2. Female gender
•3. A score over 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale in its self-report formulation (LSAS-SR)
•4. A confirmation of the disorder during a face-to-face interview
•5. Normosmic as screened with Sniffin’ Stick test
•6. No previous diagnosis of COVID-19
•7. No pregnancy
•8. Non-smokers
•The inclusion criteria for participants with depressive symptoms are:
•1. Aged between 18 and 35 years
•2. Female gender
•3. A score over 5 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
•4. A confirmation of the disorder during a face-to-face interview
•5. Normosmic as screened with Sniffin’ Stick test
•6. No previous diagnosis of COVID-19
•7. No pregnancy
•8. Non-smokers

•1. Chronic rhinitis or other conditions that may affect the ability to perceive odors
•2. Breastfeeding
•3. Presence of other mental disorders (including substance abuse disorders) apart from major depression, chronic depression, minor depression, or dysphoria and social anxiety disorder
•4. Presence of any severe somatic or neurological conditions
•5. Use of psychotropic drugs at the moment of the recruitment (including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics and mood stabilizers)
•6. Presently undergoing psychological therapy, presence of severe psychotic symptoms (i.e. hallucinations and/or delusions)
•7. Presence of suicidal thoughts
•8. Incapability to understand and to give an informed consent for the experiment

发起方

Karolinska Institute