Copeptin as a Stress Marker During a Written Examination

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT02051647
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

To investigate whether copeptin levels increase upon a psychological stress (i.e. written examination) and whether copeptin levels measured immediately before the written examination predict success of the examination.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-31
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Age over 18 years
• Member of 4th year in medical course at Basel University

Exclusion Criteria

• Intake of any medication (except birth control pill)
• BMI over 30kg/m2
• Evidence of acute disease
• History of chronic illness, including chronic psychiatric disease
• Anamnestic certain or assumed pregnancy
• Regularly smoking students

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in copeptin levels upon examination stress comparing copeptin levels prior and after examination	4 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between copeptin levels prior to an exam and exam success	4 hours
Correlation to cortisol as the classical stress marker	4 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hopsital Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland