Does Stress Change EEG Measures in Students: A Feasibility Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorScotland College of Chiropractic
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
Scottish chiropractic college students
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
10 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: SCC students
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Feasibility recruitment rates
recruitment rates - how many people were recruited ove rthe study time period
Time frame
0, 6, 12 weeks2
Feasibility - retention
Participant retention - how many participants completed the full study
Time frame
0, 6, 12 weeks3
Feasibility - queries
queries from participants - how many question did participants ask and were they answerable
Time frame
12 weeks4
Feasibility - ease
Ease of data collection - was the data collection procedure manageable for the investigator
Time frame
12 weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Electroencephalogram recordings
Power spectra between 1 and 80 Hz (using the Fourier basis with a 2 s wide Hanning window) will be calculated based on clean data from all sensors (electrodes).
Time frame
12 weeks2
Electroencephalogram recordings
The average power of each classical frequency band (delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4.1-8 Hz), alpha (8.1-12 Hz), beta (12.1-32 Hz), and gamma (32.1-80 Hz). These measures will be used to test for differences in basic EEG parameters across conditions (rest, Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST)) and groups (early, middle and late timepoints), as well as for correlations with key demographic and clinical variables.
Time frame
12 weeks3
Electroencephalogram recordings
Time Frequency Analysis: For EEG data acquired during the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST), we will also quantify continuous changes in power of EEG frequency bands as a function of time (i.e., prior to, during and after the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST)).
Time frame
12 weeksOther outcomes
1
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21)
The DASS 21 is a 21-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of a range of symptoms common to both Depression and Anxiety. In completing the DASS, the individual is required to indicate the presence of a symptom over the previous week. Each item is scored from 0 (did not apply to me at all over the last week) to 3 (applied to me very much or most of the time over the past week). The DASS subscores Depression: ranges from 0-9 (normal) to 28+ (extremely severe depression) Anxiety: Ranges from 0-7 (normal) to 20+ (extremely severe anxiety) Stress: Ranges from 0-14 (normal) to 34+ (extremely severe stress)
Time frame
12 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov