Healthy Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Influence of Intranasal Oxytocin on Communication
This study investigates whether oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in social bonding, influences the outcomes of persuasive communications and several primary evolutionary goals. Participants will be given either oxytocin or placebo on their first visit and then they will receive the other spray during their second visit. At each visit, participants will engage in several psychosocial tasks to assess the role of oxytocin on receptiveness to opposing opinions, navigating the spatial environment, mating and parenting goals. Participants' attitudes and behaviours will be compared across the different conditions.
Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone, commonly known for its role in social approach,
bonding, and trust. The present study is designed to investigate whether and how oxytocin may
affect communication outcomes--specifically, by influencing trust of people presenting
opinions that participants disagree with.
Healthy adult volunteers will intranasally administer 24 IU of oxytocin at one visit and
placebo (saline) solution at another visit. Participants will then view photos of speakers
presenting opinions on various socio-political issues which the participants disagree with.
Participants will complete questions about their psychological reactions (e.g., anger,
receptiveness) to the opinions presented. After reporting on their receptiveness to the
opposing opinions, participants will begin the attentional tasks. In the attentional tasks,
participants will be seated in front of a computer while an eyetracker records their eye
movements and attentional gaze. First, participants will view two images presented
simultaneously at either ends of the computer screen; each image pair will depict a a) baby
and a food, b) baby and an attractive opposite sex target, or c) food and an attractive
opposite sex target. Next, participants will view a series of images exclusively depicting
one attractive opposite-sex target at a time; attentional bias away from faces and towards
bodies (indicative of short-term mating interest; Bolmont, Cacioppo, & Cacioppo, 2014) will
be tracked. After each photograph has been viewed for a fixed duration, the participant will
answer a question assessing their likelihood of engaging in a one-night stand with the person
pictured. After this second part of the task, we will gather saliva samples via passive drool
collection. These samples will be later assayed for testosterone. Next participants will
complete a measure of visual attention in which they will identify target stimuli (e.g.
letters) on a computer screen via keyboard press.
;
| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiting |
NCT06052553 -
A Study of TopSpin360 Training Device
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT05511077 -
Biomarkers of Oat Product Intake: The BiOAT Marker Study
|
N/A | |
| Recruiting |
NCT04632485 -
Early Detection of Vascular Dysfunction Using Biomarkers From Lagrangian Carotid Strain Imaging
|
||
| Completed |
NCT05931237 -
Cranberry Flavan-3-ols Consumption and Gut Microbiota in Healthy Adults
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT04527718 -
Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of 611 in Adult Healthy Volunteers
|
Phase 1 | |
| Terminated |
NCT04556032 -
Effects of Ergothioneine on Cognition, Mood, and Sleep in Healthy Adult Men and Women
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT04998695 -
Health Effects of Consuming Olive Pomace Oil
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT04107441 -
AX-8 Drug Safety, Tolerability and Plasma Levels in Healthy Subjects
|
Phase 1 | |
| Completed |
NCT04065295 -
A Study to Test How Well Healthy Men Tolerate Different Doses of BI 1356225
|
Phase 1 | |
| Completed |
NCT01442831 -
Evaluate the Absorption, Metabolism, And Excretion Of Orally Administered [14C] TR 701 In Healthy Adult Male Subjects
|
Phase 1 | |
| Terminated |
NCT05934942 -
A Study in Healthy Women to Test Whether BI 1358894 Influences the Amount of a Contraceptive in the Blood
|
Phase 1 | |
| Recruiting |
NCT05525845 -
Studying the Hedonic and Homeostatic Regulation of Food Intake Using Functional MRI
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT05515328 -
A Study in Healthy Men to Test How BI 685509 is Processed in the Body
|
Phase 1 | |
| Completed |
NCT05030857 -
Drug-drug Interaction and Food-effect Study With GLPG4716 and Midazolam in Healthy Subjects
|
Phase 1 | |
| Completed |
NCT04967157 -
Cognitive Effects of Citicoline on Attention in Healthy Men and Women
|
N/A | |
| Recruiting |
NCT04494269 -
A Study to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Tegoprazan in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment and Healthy Controls
|
Phase 1 | |
| Recruiting |
NCT04714294 -
Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics Characteristics of HPP737 in Healthy Volunteers
|
Phase 1 | |
| Completed |
NCT04539756 -
Writing Activities and Emotions
|
N/A | |
| Recruiting |
NCT04098510 -
Concentration of MitoQ in Human Skeletal Muscle
|
N/A | |
| Completed |
NCT03308110 -
Bioavailability and Food Effect Study of Two Formulations of PF-06650833
|
Phase 1 |