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Does Stress Change EEG Measures in Students: A Feasibility Study

NCT ID: NCT06636253

Last Updated: 2024-12-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-15

Study Completion Date

2025-06-01

Brief Summary

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Psychological stress is a frequent human affection and has a considerable impact on modern society, and tertiary-level students often report increased stress levels as the semester progresses. While many questionnaires assess psychological stress, they do not capture objective data. Much research has shown that electroencephalography (EEG) can capture objective markers of stress, and recent studies have shown that EEG can even classify stress levels.

This study aims to assess the feasibility of using EEG to objectively assess stress over the course of a semester of work in chiropractic students engaged in a Masters level course in Scotland.

Detailed Description

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The study's primary aim is to assess the feasibility of a more extensive future study. The investigators also hypothesise that as the semester progresses, participants will exhibit changes in their EEG outcomes that may be related to longitudinal or direct stressors.

Study design and setting This study will be an observational study with a stress-related questionnaire (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21)) over three time-points.

Participants The investigators aim to recruit 10 participants and assess them three times over the course of their semester, early, middle, and late semester, with at least a four-week gap between each data collection. The investigators aim to recruit only healthy Scottish chiropractic students with no prior diagnosed mental disorder and who are capable of understanding the study procedure.

Procedure Following screening for eligibility and consent, i.e., visit one (baseline), participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire and undergo EEG measurement and Montreal imaging stress task (MIST). The same EEG and questionnaire procedure will be performed in the remaining two data collection sessions.

Each EEG recording session, with the participant seated, will consist of a two-minute resting state with the eyes closed for a baseline relaxation level among the participants. A following two-minute eyes-open phase will take place. After which, participants will be asked to perform the experimental phase of the MIST task, a following two-minute recording phase will be with the eyes open, and a final two-minute resting phase with eyes closed will conclude the task.

The investigators aim to conclude the data collection around 16 weeks after the initial participant is recruited.

Conditions

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Electroencephalogram Stress

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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SCC students

Healthy adults attending and actively enrolled in the Scotland College of Chiropractic's degree program and who were without health issues or mental disorders.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Healthy Scottish chiropractic students with no prior diagnosed mental disorder and who are capable of understanding the study procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

A pre-diagnosed mental health disorder
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Scotland College of Chiropractic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alice Cade

Senior lecturer and research fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alice Cade, BSc, BSc(chiro), MHSc, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Scotland College of Chiropractic

Locations

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Scotland College of Chiropractic

Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Alice Cade, BSc, BSc(chiro), MHSc, PhD

Role: CONTACT

[email protected]
+4401313320063

Ross MacDonald, MChiro

Role: CONTACT

[email protected]
+440131 332 0063

Facility Contacts

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Alice Cade, PhD

Role: primary

[email protected]
+6421400739

Other Identifiers

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348503

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id