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Oxytocin Modulation of Startle Reactivity to Social Stimuli and Moral Decision Making

NCT01607970 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2012-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oxytocin affects the modulation of startle reactivity by aversive social stimuli and to investigate the oxytocin effect on moral judgements. Furthermore the investigators explore the effects of oxytocin receptor (OXTR) polymorphisms on behavioral responses to social stimuli.

Conditions

  • Healthy Male Volunteers

Interventions

DRUG

Oxytocin

Oxytocin: 24 IU; 3 puffs per nostril, each with 4 IU OXT

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Bonn

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rene Hurlemann, MSc MD PhD · Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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