The Role of Expectations in Experimentally Induced Sadness

Philipps University Marburg128 enrolled

Overview

The study aimed at identifying whether different expectations have an impact on experiencing emotions in the form of sadness.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Healthy Participants

Interventions

Placebo nasal sprayOTHER

Film SequenceOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * fluent in German language Exclusion Criteria: * major depression * current intake of psychotropic medication * drug intake within the last two weeks * alcohol consumption within the last twelve hours * allergic to capsaicin * allergic to sesame oil * students in medicine, pharmacy, or psychology in their third year or older

Locations (1)

Philipps University Marburg

Marburg, Hesse, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sadness (PANAS-X)

Time frame: Directly after watching the film sequence, no follow-up assessments

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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