[AUS] [Melbourne] Kava study: treatment for stress

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The Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (CHP) at Swinburne University of Technology is currently investigating the effects of an anti-anxiety herbal medicine (Kava).

You may be eligible if you:
  • Healthy and aged between 18 and 65 years
  • Currently stressed and experiencing some anxiety
You will NOT be eligible if you:
  • Are currently taking medications such as antidepressants
  • Have liver disease
  • Have used Kava or benzodiazepines (e.g. Valium) regularly in the last 12 months or have had a reaction to these
  • Have current regular high alcohol use
All testing will take place at the BPsyC at Swinburne University (Hawthorn Campus). Eligible participants will be compensated with $100 and optional two free bottles of Kava tablets at the conclusion of the study. Those interested in participating should contact Ms Tasha Wahid on Phone +61 3 9214 4924 or Mobile: 0413502068.

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Title: The Kava Anxiety-Lowering Medication (KALM) Study
Contact: Contact Dr. Jerome Sarris [email protected]
Description:

The Kava Anxiety-Lowering Medication (KALM) Project consists of two randomised clinical trials (RCTs) studying the South Pacific medicinal plant "Kava" on reducing anxiety in people with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). Less Information..

The project is a joint study between the Centre for Human Psychopharmacology and the University of Melbourne coordinated by our joint postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jerome Sarris. The study explores the effect of the Kava on anxiety, mood and neuocognitive outcomes, in addition to its effects on driving ability. It is the first study in the world to analyse participant's genetic differences (polymorphisms) potentially affecting therapeutic response to a plant medicine.
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