Effects of touching, olfactory, and auditory comfort stimuli on brain activation

JRCT ID: jRCT1030240324

Registered date:10/09/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: To help healthy people to become indicators of a comfortable life in an aging society.
• Date of first enrollment: 05/09/2024
• Target sample size: 60
• Countries of recruitment: no,Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): The psychological scales, VAS and STAI, are measured before and after the stimulation, and respiration, saliva, EEG, finger pulse wave, and heart rate are measured from the beginning to the end of the stimulation.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Respiratory rate measured during and before and after tactile, olfactory, and auditory stimulation
• Secondary Outcome: Rate of change in EEG, finger tip pulse wave, and heart rate for tactile, olfactory, and auditory stimuli, as well as oxytocin and cortisol, alpha amylase, testosterone, and estradiol in collected saliva

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: < 85age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

Healthy adults who are between 20 and 85 years of age at the time consent is obtained
Subjects who have given written consent to participate in this study

Exclude criteria

Subjects deemed ineligible for this study by the principal investigator
Subjects with underlying diseases
Subjects allergic to fragrant osmanthus, etc.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Akiko Tanaka
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scientific Research Fund Basic Research C