Copeptin as a Stress Marker During a Written Examination

To investigate whether copeptin levels increase upon a psychological stress (i.e. written examination) and whether copeptin levels measured immediately before the written examination predict success of the examination.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hopsital Basel

Basel, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age over 18 years
Member of 4th year in medical course at Basel University

Exclusion criteria

Intake of any medication (except birth control pill)
BMI over 30kg/m2
Evidence of acute disease
History of chronic illness, including chronic psychiatric disease
Anamnestic certain or assumed pregnancy
Regularly smoking students

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Change in copeptin levels upon examination stress comparing copeptin levels prior and after examination

Time frame: 4 hours

Secondary outcomes

Correlation between copeptin levels prior to an exam and exam success

Time frame: 4 hours
Correlation to cortisol as the classical stress marker

Time frame: 4 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Copeptin as a Stress Marker During a Written Examination - the CoEXAM

Acronym: CoEXAM

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Jan 31, 2014
Registry last updated: Dec 4, 2014

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