The effect of oxytocin on prosocial behavior in social anxiety disorder
- Conditions
- social anxiety disordersocial phobia10002861
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37767
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
Fulfill the criteria of Social Anxiety Disorder or any other Anxiety Disorder
Age between 18 and 60 years
IQ above 80
Able to read and write in Dutch
Free of medication, except hormonal contraceptives
Absence of major medical, endocrine and neurological condition
Exclusion Criteria
Women: pregnancy or breastfeeding
Acute psychotic complaints, risk for suicide or automutulation
Dependent on alcohol or drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Videoraters will rate the amount of two social bonding behaviors, reciprocal<br /><br>self-disclosure and mimicry, and the likeability of the participants at several<br /><br>time-points during a 15-minutes social interaction. Participant rate their<br /><br>level of subjective social anxiety at several time-points during this social<br /><br>interaction. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Furthermore, it is examined whether SAD patients are less liked at first sight<br /><br>compared to a clinical and healthy control group. Last, the impact of SAD and<br /><br>possible oxytocin effects on economic decision-making are assessed by two short<br /><br>computerized tasks.</p><br>