Reward Sensitivity and Stress Vulnerability: A pilot study

Recruiting

• Conditions: healthy human behaviour; Not applicable (subjects are healthy individuals)

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39782
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1) aged between 18 * 35
2) sufficient command of the Dutch language to understand and give informed consent
3) mental competence
4) signed informed consent
5) somatically, neurologically and mentally healthy state

Exclusion Criteria

1) Current use of psychotropic medication
2) Current cannabis dependence
3) Current alcohol dependence
4) Current Axis I diagnosis of psychological disorder or personality disorder
5) Severe endocrine, cardiovascular or brain disease

Study & Design

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Performance on the computerized task as measured by percentage correct choices<br /><br>of the rewarding stimulus relative to the losing stimuli.<br /><br>Change in stress scores endorsed by the participants on behavioural<br /><br>questionnaires, as a function of exposure to stressful stimuli. A parallel<br /><br>study parameter is the change in salivary cortisol concentrations as a function<br /><br>of exposure to the stress manipulation. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters include factors that by virtue of being related to<br /><br>reward and stress sensitivity might influence the outcome measures: IQ, working<br /><br>memory performance and personality traits.</p><br>