Your saliva reveals how buildings make you feel
NCT ID NCT07507266
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores how architecture affects our emotions by measuring chemicals in saliva, like cortisol and oxytocin. Researchers will collect saliva from 60 adults before and after they interact with a building. The goal is to see if these biomarkers change with positive or negative feelings, helping to design spaces that boost well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design buildings that improve mood and well-being by understanding how our bodies react to spaces.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (60 people) that only measures biomarkers, not actual health outcomes. Results may not apply to everyone or lead to practical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Healthy adult volunteers attending the architectural festival who got exposed and/or got an interaction with an architectural work, with visual, tactile, and/or olfactory stimuli.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subject over 18 years old * Subject agreeing to follow the study procedures * Subject capable of understanding the purpose, nature, and methodology of the study * Subject affiliated with a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject not affiliated with a French Social Security scheme or not a beneficiary of such a scheme * Subject deprived of liberty, protected adult, vulnerable person, or minor * Subject with proven or suspected chronic infectious disease that could pose a risk of contamination during sample handling (laboratories not equipped to handle this type of sample) * Subject with a deficiency (vision, anosmia) preventing proper interaction with the architectural work * Subject presenting signs of active oral inflammation, advanced periodontitis, or severe gingivitis * Subject suffering from Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome (dry syndrome) or mouth cancer * Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sys2Diag - Umr9005 Cnrs/Alcen
Montpellier, 34184, France
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