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Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol Response to a TSST (cortpersonal)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique
Information provided by:
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00451126
First received: March 22, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: March 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

With the aim of evaluating the putative impacts of emotion related personality factors on physical and mental disease and the mechanisms of these impacts, 58 students were submitted to a social stress test (Trier Social Stress Test) and salivary cortisol samples were taken. The subjects were also submitted to several personality trait inventory, that evaluated respectively Alexithymia, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience and the Five Factor Model of Personality.

The moderating impact of these factors on the cortisol response were analysed


Condition
Psychological Stress

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Additional Descriptors: Convenience Sample
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Moderating Impact of Various Emotion Personality Factors on Salivary Cortisol

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Stress
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain:

Estimated Enrollment: 58
Study Start Date: October 2005
Study Completion Date: January 2006
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 30 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female,
  • Smokers,
  • Medication or alcohol abuse
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00451126

Locations
Belgium
Faculté de Psychologie, Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, 1348
Sponsors and Collaborators
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique
Investigators
Study Director: Luminet Olivier, PhD FNRS
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00451126     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: personalityandcortisol
Study First Received: March 22, 2007
Last Updated: March 22, 2007
Health Authority: Belgium: Université Catholique de Louvain

Keywords provided by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain:
emotion
personality
social stress
appraisal

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stress, Psychological
Behavioral Symptoms
Hydrocortisone
 Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013