The effect of Oxytocin on Extinction of fear in a Pavlovian Fear- Conditioning Procedure.

Recruiting

• Conditions: on-Clinical Conditioned Fear; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Non-Clinical Conditioned Fear

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000353594
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Adult university students.

Exclusion Criteria

1) severe psychosis, depression, and anxiety didosrders, presence of severe medical illness, 2) smoking more than 15 cigarettes per day, 3) drug or alcohol abuse, 4) any possibility of pregnancy. Subjects are instructed to abstain from food and drink (other than water) for 2 h before the experiment, and from alcohol, smoking and caffeine, or any illegal frugs, for 24 h before the experiment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Skin-Conductance Levels[Assessed the day after the extinction procedure.];Expectency for shock[Assessed the day after the extinction procedure.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Skin-Conductance Levels and Expectency for shock to the reinforced and safe cue.[Assessed the day after extinction.]