Table 2.

Randomised controlled trials evaluating pharmacological (including dietary) interventions: study characteristics, salivary cortisol methodology and main findings

Shaded rows represent studies with agreement between clinical and cortisol findings

^aDescribes the number of consecutive days of sampling and the number of samples per day per time-point

^bAssessed using Gough’s Framework

^cRefers to the number and type of participants randomised

^dAbbreviations used for cortisol summary measures: CAR, cortisol awakening response; AUC, area under the curve.