Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Emotion Regulation in Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Conditions:
Emotion
Parent-Child Relations
Eligibility:
MALE
13-20 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of intranasal administration of OT on behavior and discourse of insecure adolescents during a disagreement (stressful situation) with parents.
Detailed Description
Emotional dysregulation and impaired attachment in adolescence are seen by clinical researchers as potential contributors to development of psychopathology. Recent evidence suggests that administratio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have a clinical diagnosis of insecure attachment according to the Attachment Scale Interview
- Male adolescents (and parents) enrolled in high school or college
- Not hospitalized
- Without current or past history of neurological or psychiatric illness, including substance abuse or dependence
- Aged from 13 to 20 years
- Speaking French
- Have signed informed consent
- Affiliation to a French social security
Exclusion
- Females
- Intellectual deficit
- Severe neurological symptoms
- Known allergies to oxytocin or to preservatives in the nasal spray
- Not speaking French
- Visual disturbances
- Chronic disease (liver failure, kidney failure, cardiovascular disease)
- Antihypertensive therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 29 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02301715
Start Date
April 29 2014
End Date
May 31 2017
Last Update
December 18 2017
Active Locations (1)
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1
University Regional Hospital
Besançon, Franche-Comté, France, 25000