Effects of acute stress on declarative memory reconsolidation across menstrual cycle

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stress.; Stress, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: IRCT2014052515975N1
• Lead Sponsor: Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Age between 18 and 25 years; Body mass index (BMI) between 19 and 26 kg/m2; No smoking; No addiction to narcotic substance and alcohol; No reported history of disease or psychiatric problems; No medication intake; No use of psychotropic drugs; No history of disease or abnormal laboratory test; Not being in stressful situations; Having a positive mood (According to PANAS); Naturally cycling with menstrual cycles between 24 and 32 days; Consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Being in stressful situations or disease during study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Memory retrieval. Timepoint: Day 3. Method of measurement: Number of recalled pictures.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Salivary cortisol level. Timepoint: S1: Day 2, Before SECPT or Control condition (Base); S2: Day 2, 10 minutes after SECPT or Control ; S3: Day 2, 25 minutes after SECPT or Control; S4: Day 2, 60 minutes after SECPT or Control; S5: Day 3, Before retrieval test. Method of measurement: Immunoassay- IBL kit (IBL Immuno Biological Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany).