Oxytocin Administration and Emotion Recognition Abilities in Adults Reporting Adverse Childhood Experiences

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-11-05
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates whether intranasal administration of a single dose of oxytocin improves the ability to recognize emotional states. In a cross-over design, half of the participants first received oxytocin, the other half first received placebo.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ruhr University of Bochum
• Collaborator: German Research Foundation
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• presence of moderate to severe experiences of childhood adversity (early adversity group)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Acute psychiatric disorders and personality disorders or psychiatric disorders within the last 12 months

• Pregnancy