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Investigation of microglial involvement in the effect of intranasal oxytocin on social behavior.

Recruiting
Conditions
none
Registration Number
jRCTs041240018
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Males between the ages of 18 and 55 at the time consent is obtained (2) Total intelligence quotient > 80 (3) Individuals who have given their written consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Has been diagnosed with a mental illness (2) Use of psychotropic drugs in the past 6 months (3) History of hypersensitivity to oxytocin (4) History of epileptic seizures or head trauma with loss of consciousness for more than 5 minutes (5) History of alcohol-related or other substance-related disorders (6) Taking anti-inflammatory medications, which cannot be discontinued from one month prior to study drug administration (Visit 1) until Visit 2 or the end of the study (7) Has a family history of male breast cancer (8) Patients with a serious medical condition (9) Have a drug allergy, food allergy, or a specific constitution (10) Who cannot give consent to use contraception during the study period (11) Participate in any other research or clinical research (except for research involving PET imaging using [11C]DPA713) and receive any medication within 120 days prior to obtaining consent (12) Other subjects deemed ineligible for this study by the Principal Investigator(s).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
crossover assignment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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PET measurement: Binding potential (BP)ND of [11C]DPA713

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of friend / foe judgments

Number of friend / foe judgments based on nonverbal information during Verbal Non-verbal Test (VnV)

Reaction time

Reaction time during Verbal Non-verbal Test (VnV)

Gazing time on eye region

Gazing time on eye region during Verbal Non-verbal Test (VnV)

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