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

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University Regional Hospital

Besançon, Franche-Comté, France, 25000