Status:
COMPLETED
Intranasal Oxytocin Administration and the Neural Correlates of Social and Non-Social Visual Perception
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Anna Freud
Conditions:
Social Perception
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-64 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of oxytocin on social behavior and brain activity using EEG and the event-related potential (ERP) technique. The value of EEG is its high temp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults ages 18-64
- Good medical health
- Ability to understand and speak English
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Medical Illnesses: Moderate or severe acute or chronic medical illnesses (e.g. cardiac disease, diabetes, epilepsy, influenza).
- Cardiovascular risk factors: History of hypertension with baseline blood pressure above 140 mm Hg (systolic) over 90 mm Hg (diastolic). Also any history of syncope and/or baseline blood pressure below 100 mm Hg (systolic).
- CNS disease: Known history of brain abnormalities (e.g., neoplasms, subarachnoid cysts), cerebrovascular disease, infectious disease (e.g., abscess), other central nervous system disease, or history of head trauma which resulted in a persistent neurologic deficit or loss of consciousness \> 3 minutes.
- Medication status: Individuals on stable doses of a neuroleptic and/or an antidepressant medication for at least the past 6 weeks will be allowed to participate in this study. The use of other psychotropic medications will not be allowed. Females taking contraceptive hormones will not be able to participate in the study.
- A history of seizures or current use of anticonvulsants; history of head injury with loss of consciousness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02238379
Start Date
September 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
January 17 2018
Active Locations (1)
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1
Yale Child Study Center
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520