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

Karolinska Institute0 sites100 target enrollmentNovember 16, 2022

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 16, 2022

End Date

June 30, 2023

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

Karolinska Institute

•Current inclusion criteria as of 19/12/2022:
•1\. Aged between 18 and 35 years
•2\. Female gender
•3\. A score over 30 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 pregnancy
•7\. Non\-smokers
•Previous inclusion criteria:
•1\. Aged between 18 and 35 years

•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