The Role of Expectations in Experimentally Induced Sadness

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

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Participants

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Philipps University Marburg

Marburg, Hesse, 35037, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Placebo nasal spray

Other

Film sequence

Other

Primary outcomes

Sadness (PANAS-X)

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Philipps University Marburg

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Jul 28, 2016
Registry last updated: Apr 6, 2017

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