Status:
COMPLETED
Oxytocin and Social Behavior Over the Lifespan
Lead Sponsor:
Claremont Graduate University
Conditions:
Social Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study will investigate if intranasal oxytocin (a hormone naturally produced in the body) promotes motivation for, and engagement in, social activities in older adults.
Detailed Description
Using a double-blind and placebo controlled design, this study seeks to determine if a short course of exogenous oxytocin (OT) will induce changes in social activities in residentially housed older ad...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- residentially housed
- English fluency
Exclusion
- non ambulatory
- severe psychiatric problems presently or in the recent past
- severe medical problems (e.g., cancer, diabetes, advanced heart disease)
- irregular heart beat
- treatment using psychoactive medications (other than antiepileptics, mood stabilizers, or Ambien)
- inability to adequately communicate with the research team
- treatment with an experimental drug
- excessive fatigue suggesting hypothyroidism
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00914953
Start Date
February 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
March 2 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Linda Valley Villa
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354-3135