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CompletedNCT01866137PsyCoUpdated Sep 9, 2014

Copeptin During a Standardized Psychological Stress Test

An observational study in Stress, sponsored by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-09-09.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the PsyCo Study is to determine whether psychological Stress has an influence on copeptin levels.

Read the detailed description

healthy volunteers undergo the TSST and stress hormones as cortisol and copeptin are measured

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Conditions studied

  • Stress

Keywords

  • Copeptin
  • psychological stress
  • The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)
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In context

Diabetes Insipidus

117 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Insipidus; 29 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 114 across 50 observational studies indexed under Diabetes Insipidus.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland is the lead sponsor of 968 studies on the registry; 191 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

healthy adults

Inclusion criteria

•Aged over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Intake of any kind of medication (except birth control pill)
  • BMI >30 kg/m2
  • Evidence of any acute illness
  • History of chronic illness
  • Baseline glucose level >7 mmol/l Baseline sodium level \<135 mmol/l or >145 mmol/l
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • no treatment

    no treatment

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in copeptin levels after a psychological stress test in healthy volunteers

    Time frame: 30min before, at time point 0, +10, +20, +40, +60 after the psychological stress test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in copeptin levels after a psychological stress test in patients with central diabetes insipidus

    Time frame: Timpepoint 0, +10, +20, +40, +60 after the psychological stress test

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital Basel
    Basel, Basel-Stadt 4031, Switzerland
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01866137
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 31, 2013
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion
Jun 2013
Completion
Feb 2014
Last update
Sep 9, 2014

Study contacts

Mirjam Christ-Crain, Prof.Dr.med.
principal investigator

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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