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Stressor-evoked Brain and Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Psychological Stress

Not Applicable
Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria

18-30 years old

Exclusion Criteria

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
GroupInterventionDescription
Acute psychological stressAcute psychological stressParticipants will undergo an acute psychological stress task that has been shown to elicit neural, cardiovascular, and psychological (feelings of stressfulness) responses.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Additional heart rate20 minutes
Oxygen consumption20 minutes
Heart rate (bpm) measured by electrocardiogram20 minutes
Neural activity measured by fMRI20 minutes
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baylor University

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Waco, Texas, United States

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