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 sites84 target enrollmentApril 28, 2021

Overview

Registry

who.int

Start Date

April 28, 2021

End Date

December 31, 2022

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

Karolinska Institute

•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\. 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