N/A N=170 Stressor-evoked Brain and Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Psychological Stress
Acute Psychological Stress
Primary: Stressor-evoked Oxygen Consumption in mL/(kg·Min) (Stress - Baseline) — 0.265; 0.287 mL/(kg·min)
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N/A N=23 Stress and the Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System · Baroreflex · Stress, Physiological
Primary: Cardiovagal Baroreflex Sensitivity (Modified Oxford Technique) — 17.75; 16.90; 14.42; 17.27 ms/mmHg
N/A N=72 Biological Response to Brief Psychological Challenge
Acute Inflammatory Response to Psychological Stress
Primary: Cell-free Mitochondrial DNA — 165.79; 405.56; 175.45; 164.45 Copies per uL — p=0.86
N/A N=94 Stress and the Sympathetic Nervous System in Adults With Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
Primary: Percent of Days Participants Report Stressors — 36; 40 percent of days
N/A N=53 Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases · Psychological
Primary: Retention Rate — 23; 25; 19; 22 Participants
N/A N=323 Stress, Salt Excretion, and Nighttime Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure · Psychological Stress
Primary: Ratio of Awake-to-asleep Urinary Sodium Excretion Rate (Aim 1) — 1.4 Ratio of awake-to-asleep — p=0.0032
Phase 2 N=51 Measures to Lower the Stress Response in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) · Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) · Atrioventricular Septal Defects (AVSD)
Primary: ACTH and Cytokine Levels — 116.9; 182.7; 135.3; 44.5 pg/mL
N/A N=17 Daily Stress and Vascular Function in Midlife as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline
Middle-aged Adults · Major Depressive Disorder
Primary: Nitric Oxide (NO)-Mediated Endothelium-dependent Dilation (EDD) — 70; 74 percentage — p=>0.05
N/A N=1,418 Effects of Arousal and Stress in Anxiety
Healthy Volunteers
Primary: Go Correct Hits Followed by Button Press — 90.9; 91.6 Percentage of correct responses
N/A N=6 Combined Effects of Prolonged Sitting and Mental Stress on the Cardiovascular System
Sedentary Behavior · Cardiovascular Risk Factor · Mental Stress
Primary: Mean Change in Brachial-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (bfPWV) — -0.26; 0.22 m/s
Phase 3 N=80 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hyperarousal Symptoms Treated With Physiological Stress Management
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Primary: Change Scores for Criteria D Items on the CAPS Structured Clinical Interview — -1.20; -6.27 units on a scale — p=.27
N/A N=20 The Psychophysiological Effect of Simulated and Terrestrial Altitude
Hypoxia · Altitude Hypoxia · Altitude Sickness
Primary: Oxygenation of the Brain — 54.6; 54.3; 59.4; 55.4 percentage of oxygen saturation
N/A N=58 Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation and Acute Stress
Anxiety State
Primary: Change From Baseline in Heart Rate During Stressful Lethal Force Decision Making Task — 98.5; 111; 100.0; 114 bpm — p=.012
N/A N=110 Musical Intervention and Physiological Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
Sedation · Critical Illness · Respiration, Artificial
Primary: Levels of Serum Cortisol — 13.13; 15.93; 11.56; 16.07 µg/dL
Phase 4 N=226 Stress Neuroadaptation in Tobacco Dependence
Nicotine Dependence
Primary: Overall Stressor Reactivity — 25.1; 22.5; 32.3; 16.9 microvolts
Phase 2 N=24 Effect of Ketamine on Laboratory-induced Stress in Healthy Subjects
Healthy Volunteers
Primary: Change in The Profile of Mood States - Bipolar Version (POMS - Bi) Composed-Anxious Subscale — -6.8; -11.9 score on a scale
Phase 4 N=50 Physiological and Psychological Effects of Testosterone During Severe Energy Deficit and Recovery
Caloric Restriction · Exercise
Primary: Body Composition at the End of Each Study Phase — 78.3; 78.0; 73.3; 75.8 kilograms
Phase 2 N=39 Evaluation of Cortisol Resistance in Young Sedentary and Endurance-Trained Men
Cortisol Resistance · Negative Feedback · ACTH
Primary: Proportion of Suppressors After Dexamethasone — 0; 1 Participants — p=0.4872
Phase 4 N=92 Does Propranolol Attenuate Inflammatory Responses to a Psychological Stressor?
Stress, Psychological · Inflammation · Cortisol
Primary: Change in Interleukin-6 (IL-6) — .05; .16; .31; .24 log(picograms/mL)
Phase 2 N=121 Stress Management for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis
Primary: No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24 — 46; 33; 5; 13 participants — p=0.04
Phase 2 N=100 Physiologic Effects of Steroids in Cardiac Arrest
Inhospital Cardiac Arrest
Primary: Early Postresuscitation Arterial Blood Pressure (mmHg) Measured Through Institution of Invasive Intra-arterial Pressure Monitoring (as Feasible). — 78.4; 75.1 mmHg…
N/A N=52 Mindfulness and Neural Cardiovascular Control in Humans
Elevated Blood Pressure
Primary: Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity — -2; -1 bursts per minute — p=0.51
N/A N=119 Stress Response in Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid-use Disorder
Primary: Change in Negative Affect — 1.67; 1.25; 3.60 scores on a scale
N/A N=40 A Study to Asses Wellness Using a Brain Sensing Device on Physicians
Stress, Emotional · Sleep · Quality of Life
Primary: Frequency Adherence to Intervention — 57.8 times used
N/A N=269 Does Social Buffering Continue to be Effective Over the Peripubertal Period When Friends Share the Stressor Experience?
Adolescent Behavior · Social Stress
Primary: Cortisol AUCi — 0.0043; 0.0256; 0.0177; 0.022 (ug/dl)*minutes
N/A N=202 Affective Social Buffering
Social Stress · Adolescent Behavior
Primary: Cortisol AUCi — -93.6397; -68.0959; -106.9105 (ug/dL)*minutes
N/A N=151 Stress Management and Biomarkers of Risk in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Coronary Heart Disease
Primary: Absolute Composite Stress Score — 77.6; 67.5 Mean rank score
Phase 4 N=84 Stress & Premenstrual Symptoms Study
PMDD · Stress · Mood
Primary: Acoustic Startle Response (ASR) Magnitude Based on Menstrual Cycle Phase — 54.2; 53.7; 56.4; 53.3 t score — p=0.139
N/A N=16 Effect of Exercise on the Human Skeletal Muscle Phosphoproteome
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis
Primary: Change in Acute Muscle Protein Synthesis — 143; 123 percent change
N/A N=42 HEALTHY (Health Education Adolescent Leadership Training to Help Youth) Leaders
Stress
Primary: Number of Participants Reporting Pediatric Symptoms as Assessed by the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) — 3; 2; 4; 3 participants