Copeptin During a Standardized Psychological Stress Test

Completed

• Conditions: Stress

• Registration Number: NCT01866137
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

The aim of the PsyCo Study is to determine whether psychological Stress has an influence on copeptin levels.

Detailed Description

healthy volunteers undergo the TSST and stress hormones as cortisol and copeptin are measured

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2013-06
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

•Aged over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Intake of any kind of medication (except birth control pill)
• BMI >30 kg/m2
• Evidence of any acute illness
• History of chronic illness
• Baseline glucose level >7 mmol/l Baseline sodium level <135 mmol/l or >145 mmol/l

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in copeptin levels after a psychological stress test in healthy volunteers	30min before, at time point 0, +10, +20, +40, +60 after the psychological stress test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in copeptin levels after a psychological stress test in patients with central diabetes insipidus	Timpepoint 0, +10, +20, +40, +60 after the psychological stress test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland