Influence of Oxytocin on Romantic Jealousy

NCT ID: NCT03067805

Last Updated: 2019-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-29

Study Completion Date

2019-05-31

Brief Summary

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The aim is to evoke romantic jealousy between couples and investigate whether oxytocin has effect on it.

Detailed Description

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In a double-blind, between- subject placebo (PLC) controlled design,investigators plan to test the effect of intranasal oxytocin on romantic jealousy evoked by the Imaginary of Partner's Infidelity Task and Cyberball Game in romantically attached subjects.

Conditions

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Sexual Infidelity Emotional Infidelity Jealousy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Oxytocin

Oxytocin nasal spray

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sexual Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Neutral Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Non-Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Placebo

Placebo nasal spray

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sexual Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Neutral Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Non-Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Sexual Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Infidelity Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Neutral Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Player in Non-Jealousy Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy couples in romantic relationship for more than 3 months and have intimate experience with each other before.

Exclusion Criteria

* medical or psychiatric illness
Minimum Eligible Age

17 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Keith Kendrick

Professor / Research group leader

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Keith Kendrick, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Locations

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School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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UESTC-neuSCAN-12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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