Effects of Emotional Stimulation on the Stress Levels of Healthy Persons

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Effects of a Body-centered Emotional Stimulation in Healthy Persons

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01187797
• Other study ID #: EA408109
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: August 9, 2010
• Last updated: October 22, 2010
• Start date: August 2010
• Est. completion date: September 2010

Study information

• Verified date: August 2010
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a short-term emotional stimulation on the mood of healthy persons.

Description:

The trial assesses the effects of a emotion-centered stimulation on the mood of healthy persons. The outcomes will be evaluated with standard questionnaires.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 21
• Est. completion date: September 2010
• Est. primary completion date: September 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 to 45

• Ability to speak German

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical or psychiatric disorders

• Consume of drugs or alcohol 24 previous to the test

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anger
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Somatization Disorder
• Somatoform Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• Emotional stimulation
Increase of the physical correlates of an emotion

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression	Depression scores will be evaluated with the BDI	After 10 days	No
Primary	Somatization	Somatization will be assessed with the SOMS7 questionnaire	After 10 days	No