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Study on the Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Threat Perception and Behavioral Avoidance

NCT01408498 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2012-10-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study aims to establish a clear causal link between testosterone and threat perception and behavioral responses to threat. Namely, the study focuses whether high levels of testosterone will cause an individual to exhibit increased physiological responses to threat (e.g., increased blood pressure, heart rate, and endocrine responses) and a decreased behavioral response (e.g., ignoring the threat, avoiding the threat, and postponing dealing with the threat). The threat in this study is a social threat involving public speaking, and is an outgrowth of previous research on the avoidance of health threats.

Conditions

  • Testosterone's Effects on Threat Perception/Response

Interventions

DRUG

Testosterone

Topical administration of testosterone gel. Participants receive a one-time, single dose of 10 g of 1% testosterone gel.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott H Liening, B.A. · University of Texas at Austin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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