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earned oxytocin responses

Completed
Conditions
Conditioning in healthy subjects
Registration Number
NL-OMON20692
Lead Sponsor
eiden University
Brief Summary

n/a

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
99
Inclusion Criteria

1.Between 18 and 35 years old;

2.Good understanding of written and spoken Dutch;

Exclusion Criteria

1.Current psychiatric (DSM-IV) conditions;

2.All conditions that might interfere with the participant's safety and/or the study protocol: claustrophobia, metal parts in or on the body that are not removable, Raynaud’s phenomenon, severe neurological or neurosurgical conditions;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The main study parameter is the difference in salivary oxytocin levels during evocation between the experimental group and the placebo group.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary study parameters assessed at baseline are: salivary cortisol and pain sensitivity levels in response to the cold pressor test. During the evocation phase (1st and 2nd evocation days), psychophysiological state and task-related assessments will be measured. During the third evocation day, resting state and task-related brain activity will be measured.
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