RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07425938

Oxytocin's Effects on Emotional Processing and Its Acting Routes

The Modulatory Effects of Oxytocin on Emotional Processing and Its Acting Routes


Sponsor

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Jan 24, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The main goal of this study is to investigate the modulatory effects of intranasally administrated oxytocin on the processing of emotional stimuli and its acting routes.


Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 30 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders

Exclusion Criteria4

  • History of head injury.
  • Medical or psychiatric illness.
  • Subjects take a certain drug for a long period of time.
  • Subjects have metal implants in their bodies.

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Interventions

DRUGplacebo (compared to vasoconstrictor)

intranasal administration of placebo (4 sprays of 0.9% saline and glycerin)

DRUGvasoconstrictor (Otrivin)

intranasal administration of vasoconstrictor (4 sprays of 0.9% Otrivin)

DRUGplacebo (compared to oxytocin)

intranasal administration of placebo (24 IU)

DRUGoxytocin

intranasal administration of oxytocin (24IU)


Locations(1)

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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