Clinical trials: Stress Reaction
Anxiety
Disentangling Anxiety Sensitivity and Anxiety-induced Physiological Stress Response
The proposed study aims to investigate experimentally anxiety sensitivity and physiologic sensations associated with anxiety using a paradigm combining hydrocortisone, caffeine, and a set of social stress challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT02372110
- Testing
- HPA, ANS stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Stress Reaction; Acute
Racial Discrimination and Stress Response
The goal of this study is to learn about whether ethnic minority adolescents' racial discrimination experience is related to dysregulated biological responses to subtle racism, and how the relationship may be attenuated or…
- Trial name
- NCT05820659
- Testing
- peer rejection task, conversation about peer rejection, and impossible puzzle task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Mindfulness, Compassion
Psychological and Neurobiological Impact of a Retreat Based on Mindfulness and Compassion for Stress Reduction.
The study is aimed at comparing the differential effects of two widely used standardized meditation programs: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) delivered in a retreat format with…
- Conditions
- Mindfulness, Compassion, Psychophysiologic Reaction, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- Retreat (NCT05516355)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Compassion Cultivation Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Healthy, Stress, Psychological
Neural Indications of Stress-Induced Mental Overload
The aim of the current research is to characterize the complex interaction between stress and cognitive workload. Furthermore, the investigators aim to create a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) inspired…
- Trial name
- NCT03585205
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder
Research on the Effects of Combined Neurostimulation Protocols on Stress
The study examines the effects of the combined use of two different non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques targeting the DLPFC on stress reactivity and recovery.
- Conditions
- Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03722095
- Testing
- active tDCS, iTBS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Stress
Effects of TEAS on Stress Response During Extubation of General Anesthesia in Elderly Patients
Elderly patients have an increased risk of stress responses during extubation after general anaesthesia for an elective supratentorial craniotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02533388
- Testing
- Hwato Electronic Acupuncture Treatment Instrument
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Stress Fracture
Determining the Risk of Stress Fracture in IDF Soldiers Based on SNPs Identified for Osteoporosis
The study is a genetic historical cohort study in a military combat recruits - this study does not examine a specific treatment but rather examines a statistical link between medical history of traumatic fractures, clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT03197545
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Sleep Deprivation, Military Activity
Can Ammonium Inhalants Maintain Performance in Sleep Deprived Soldiers?
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of ammonia inhalants in countering the effects of total sleep deprivation on cognitive and physical performance tests relevant to military personnel.
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Military Activity, Sleep, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05868798
- Testing
- Ammonia Inhalant
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jan Malecek
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Neural Basis of the Effect of EMDR Therapy
This study aimed to investigate the effects of a single session of Butterfly Tapping (BT), a self-administered form of alternating bilateral stimulation, on emotional reactivity and its neurophysiological correlates.
- Trial name
- EMDR-NEURO (NCT07550556)
- Testing
- Butterfly Tapping (BT), No intervention control
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rome Foro Italico
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin Dependent, Non-Insulin Dependent
Study of the Effects of Vitamin C on Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease characterized by decreased sensitivity to the action on insulin to promote sugar (glucose) use and blood vessel relaxation (vasodilation) in muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT00001870
- Testing
- Acetylcholine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Low Back Pain
Mapping Stress and Pain Interactions (G072323N)
The over-arching goal of this observational (case-control, with a cross-sectional and longitudinal arm) study is to comprehensively map stress system (dys)function (including reactivity and recovery) in people with primary…
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Chronic Low Back Pain, Subacute Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- STRAIN (NCT06892977)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Anxiety Depression, Alcohol Abuse
CBD Oil for Reducing Emotional Impact of COVID-19
Our purpose is to conduct a 4-arm placebo-controlled clinical trial to investigate the relative clinical efficacy of 300 mg. of pure hemp-derived CBD isolate, 300 mg. of full spectrum CBD oil, 300 mg.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Depression, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Anger
- Trial name
- CBDOIL (NCT04603781)
- Testing
- CBD Isolate, Full Spectrum CBD Oil, Broad-Spectrum CBD Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates
Cue-based Tactile Stimulation and Infant Stress Reactivity
The present study is an examination of cue-directed tactile stimulation (CTDS), administered by mothers and NICU nurses, on infant and maternal stress reactivity, infant immune system functioning, maternal parenting cognitions…
- Trial name
- NCT01121523
- Testing
- Cue directed tactile stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Depression
Stress Reactivity of Physical Stressor on Depression
Depressive elderly individuals have showed higher basal level of cortisol and lower level of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Moreover, changes on these hormone levels have also observed in reactivity of an acute stress, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01791023
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Aging, Metabolism
Practicality of Intermittent Fasting and Its Effect on Markers of Aging and Oxidative Stress
Healthy volunteers will be recruited to participate in a ten-week double-blinded crossover trial. The trial will consist of two, three-week periods of intermittent fasting, where subjects receive either antioxidant…
- Trial name
- NCT02132091
- Testing
- Intermittent Fasting, 400 IU Vitamin E, 1000 mg Vitamin C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Stress Reaction, Stress, Psychological
Effects of Stress on Team Coordination and Performance
Healthcare teams often encounter challenging circumstances where they must deliver high-quality care. For a team to function effectively, its members must not only be individually competent, but they also need to collaborate and…
- Conditions
- Stress Reaction, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- NCT05798052
- Testing
- Psychological stressors added to simulated clinical scenarios.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Hemodynamic Instability
Role of Nebulized Dexmedetomidine in Blunting the Effects of Direct Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Tube on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.
The goal of this interventional study is to check the effectiveness of nebulized Dexmedetomidine in preventing the rise in blood pressure and heart rate in patients undergoing General Anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT06103721
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Injection [Precedex], Normal Saline
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Haroon Anwar
Distress, Emotional, Stress Response Among Nursing Professionals During the COVID-19
Digital Interventions to Understand and Mitigate Stress Response
Stress, anxiety, distress, and burnout are exceptionally high among healthcare workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Distress, Emotional, Stress Response Among Nursing Professionals During the COVID-19, Stress Reaction; Acute
- Trial name
- NCT05923398
- Testing
- Digital Intervention Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Laryngoscopy, Hemodynamic Changes
Effect of Nalbuphine Versus Fentanyl on Hemdoynamic Effects of Laryngoscopy
Participants will undergo routine pre-operative evaluation. An intravenous line will be placed in the recovery area. On arrival in the operating room, standard monitoring (blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, ECG…
- Trial name
- NCT07435337
- Testing
- Nalbuphine, Fentanyl
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology
Stress
Upper Cervical and Thoracic Chiropractic Adjustment
The proposed study examines the differences in how the ANS responds to cervical adjustments in comparison to thoracic adjustments.
- Trial name
- NCT05465395
- Testing
- Upper Cervical Adjustemnt, Thoracic Adjustemnt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Life University