Oxytocin's Effect on Social Pain Empathy

NCT ID: NCT03122067

Last Updated: 2018-02-07

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-10

Study Completion Date

2018-10-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present experiment is to examine oxytocin's behavioral and neural effects on social pain empathy

Detailed Description

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In the current study, the investigators plan to examine whether oxytocin modulates behavior and neural activity during observing another person being excluded in an online ball-tossing game (a modified cyberball paradigm).

Conditions

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Healthy

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 group

male participants with oxytocin treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

oxytocin treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

intranasal administration of oxytocin

placebo group

male participants with placebo treatment

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

intranasal administration of placebo

Interventions

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oxytocin treatment

intranasal administration of oxytocin

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo treatment

intranasal administration of placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy participants without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders

Exclusion Criteria

* history of head injury
* medical or psychiatric illness
* smoking or drinking 24 hours before experiment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

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

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Keith Kendrick, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Life Science and Technology, 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 of China

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Keith Kendrick, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Benjamin Becker, Dr.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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UESTC-neuSCAN-33

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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