Effects of 40 mg cortisol on emotion and cognitive performance under acute stress.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Stress-induced emotional interference and decrease of cognitive performance
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23086
- Lead Sponsor
- eiden University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
age between 18 and 25.
- females.
Exclusion Criteria
- use of prescription medication other oral contraceptives
- Treatment for psychiatric, endocrine or neurological (CNS) medical problems in the past or present.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Emotional-interference: threat-interference during working memory performance (n-back task with emotional distracters), threat- and positive interference (Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task, self-report cognitive interference during cognitive performance (CIQ).<br /><br>Cognitive performance: working memory performance (n-back task), and executive cognitive performance (OSPAN task)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are: state anxiety and state attentional control <br /><br><br /><br>As potential moderators of intervention outcome, cognitive control as assessed with a self-report questionnaire (ACS) and frontal EEG theta/beta ratio, trait anxiety, emotional attentional control (eACS).<br>