The Effects of Oxytocin Treatment on Social Touch

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-05-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The main aim of the study is to investigate the modulatory effects of oxytocin (24IU) administration on the affective processing of touch manipulated differently in gentle caress-like stroke vs. social massage with a moderate pressure.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy subjects without any past or present psychiatric or neurological disorders and without any current psychotherapeutic medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any history of brain injury, psychiatric/physical illness, alcohol/substance abuse, or other major health concern.