Examining Cortisol and Alpha Amylase in a Healthy Sample of Youth and Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate how healthy youth and adults' cortisol levels and other hormone levels relate to anxiety levels while they participate in a behavioral task called the Trier Social Stress Task. Data from these healthy participants will also be compared to those of anxious youth and adults collected as part of the in the Principal Investigator's ongoing study titled, "Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-term Study (NA00035687)."

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02490280

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

50

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-03

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 34. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant has no current psychiatric disorder
• Participant has no past psychiatric disorder
• Participant has no major medical disorder
• Participant is not currently receiving psychological or psychopharmacological treatment (medication) for any psychological disorder
• Participant is between the ages 11 and 34

You may not qualify if…

• Participant has or has had psychiatric disorder or medical condition contraindicating study participation
• Participant is pregnant
• Participant is not an English speaker
• Participant has a visual, motor, or hearing problem that would affect participation

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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