Stressor-evoked Brain and Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Psychological Stress
- Conditions
- Acute Psychological Stress
- Interventions
- Other: Acute psychological stress
- Registration Number
- NCT05413512
- Lead Sponsor
- Baylor University
- Brief Summary
The present study will examine the relationship between metabolically excessive cardiovascular and neural responses to acute psychological stress using a cross-sectional approach.
- Detailed Description
All participants in this study will undergo an acute psychological stress paradigm, there will be no randomization or assignment since all participants will complete the same tasks. Sample size was calculated based off of recent papers examining multivariate pattern brain responses predicting cardiovascular responses to stress.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 170
18-30 years old
Chronic medical or neurological condition Pregnant Current illness or infection Any condition that would prohibit engaging in physical exercise Any metal implants in body Claustrophobia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Acute psychological stress Acute psychological stress Participants will undergo an acute psychological stress task that has been shown to elicit neural, cardiovascular, and psychological (feelings of stressfulness) responses.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Additional heart rate 20 minutes Oxygen consumption 20 minutes Heart rate (bpm) measured by electrocardiogram 20 minutes Neural activity measured by fMRI 20 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Baylor University
🇺🇸Waco, Texas, United States